Oath and Ordeal: Concepts in Political Anthropology
Oath and Ordeal: Concepts in Political Anthropology In political anthropology, the concepts of oath and ordeal offer fascinating insights into how societies establish truth, enforce justice, an…
Oath and Ordeal: Concepts in Political Anthropology In political anthropology, the concepts of oath and ordeal offer fascinating insights into how societies establish truth, enforce justice, an…
Bridging the Gap by Catherine Hua Xiang is aimed at anyone doing business in or with China and examines the complexities of intercultural communication with Chinese people. Covering…
POWER, LAW, AUTHORITY and LEGITIMACY POWER, LAW, AUTHORITY and LEGITIMACY. 1
Anthropology of Social Control: Social control is a fundamental concept in political anthropology, referring to the mechanisms and processes by which conformity to norms, rules, and laws…
Coptic Orthodox Christians comprise the largest Christian community in the Middle East and are among the oldest Christian communities in the world. While once the objects of American…
‘Primitive Law’ and Sanctions in Political Anthropology Political anthropology, in its exploration of power, authority, and governance across diverse human societies, pays particular attention …
Economic Anthropology: Reciprocity, Redistribution and Market Exchange Anthropological economic theory, heavily influenced by Karl Polanyi’s seminal work, The Great Transformation (1957)¹ parti…
Bonus(?): This picture pretty much says it all… 7 losses in a row. And on Umeno’s birthday no less (he did get a hit, but was tagged out…
A Life of Worry: Politics, Mental Health, and Vietnam’s Age of Anxiety by Allen Tran (University of California Press: 2023) In A Life of Worry, Allen L. Tran…
An evolutionary anthropologist details seasonal changes among foraging communities—and distills how the fixed political structures of industrialized societies are an outlier in human history. ✽ If you…
Maruška Svašek without ChatGPT Karel entered the museum with a visceral urge to be surrounded by artefacts. To be sucked in by the collection and erase himself. The…
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley Book events (upcoming and past) 2025 (upcoming) Dec 12/6 Wild Arts Festival Author Table Hillsboro Aug 8/4 Shared Stewardship 101, Benton…
I am happy to note that my book Concept Work: Constructing Frameworks for Folklore Studies is in press with Indiana University University. Look for it in October and…
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/circulations/paper Rachel Apone: Thank you for this creative, rich, and thought-provoking book! The book offers a fascinating argument about the history of Tok Pi…
Introduction In the short story Before the Law, Franz Kafka writes about a man from the country who attempts to […] The post At the state’s gate: The…
After a long silence, there is finally some activity on antropologi.info! The blogging software I had been using since 2005 (!) is no longer maintained. It is called…
“Bright morning light on pond and path around the garden” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_shigapics/51427254438/in/album-72157712160299046 Thanks to Guven Witteveen for sharing this info through t…
The New Preachers of Egypt—so named because of their novel preaching styles, which incorporate everything from melodrama to music to self-help—came to prominence on the world’s first Islamic…
A linguistic anthropologist explores the queer Ballroom scene in San Juan—and how performers are incorporating critiques of colonialism into the art form. “READING” ABOUT HER FASHION I look…
Peasant Reserve Zones (Zonas de Reserva Campesina, or ZRCs in Spanish) constitute a legal framework established to organize territories historically inhabited by peasant communities in Colombia. Desig…
From large cities to small towns, “No Kings Day” will counter Trump’s birthday spectacle with people power. “Nah, he wouldn’t really do that.” I’ve lived in the Upper…
An archaeologist who studies past farming practices in the north coast of Peru argues these offer models for navigating current climate crises. ✽ SEEING THE NORTH COAST of…
Cartoonist Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo/Kewa Pueblo in conversation with SAR advisory board member and award-…
Cartoonist Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo/Kewa Pueblo in conversation with SAR advisory board member and award-winning author Douglas Preston. On a golden June evening in Santa Fe, the…