Bernard E. Harcourt, “Critique and Praxis: A Critical Philosophy of Illusions, Values, and Action” (Columbia UP, 2020)

Critical philosophy has always challenged the division between theory and practice. At its best, it aims to turn contemplation into emancipation, seeking to transform society in pursuit of eq…

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Seu und die Magie des Waldes 2

Blog - IndiGen - LMU Munich

Now available in German: part 2 of Galumalemana Steven Percival’s educational story “Seu and the ruffled bird catcher”.

Post date 7th February 2024
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Thomas Patton, “The Buddha’s Wizards: Magic, Protection, and Healing in Burmese Buddhism” (Columbia UP, 2018)

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In his recent monograph, The Buddha’s Wizards: Magic, Protection, and Healing in Burmese Buddhism(Columbia University Press, 2018), Thomas Patton examines the weizzā, a figure in Burmese Buddhism who…

Post date 11th February 2019
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Caroline McKusick takes the page 99 test

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I find myself, on page 99, in the middle of a crisis of translation. Unsurprising, given that my “in” to dissertation fieldwork resembled that of many anthropologists, who…

Post date 27th September 2021
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Magical Mentors

Paul Stoller

Graduation always makes me think about importance of mentors in a person’s life. Indeed, universities are trying to make mentoring more central to their missions. Universities have mentoring…

Post date 12th May 2014
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