#Failures: Failure is a Feeling
We were sat upstairs in a favourite hot-pot restaurant in old Taipei, nestled in between a deep red temple and a scooter repair shop, behind a metro station.…
We were sat upstairs in a favourite hot-pot restaurant in old Taipei, nestled in between a deep red temple and a scooter repair shop, behind a metro station.…
Some public health messages in Japan use the image of Amabie, a three-legged folklore mermaid, to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare…
Pérez , Elizabeth. (2016). Religion in the Kitchen: Cooking, Talking, and the Making of Black Atlantic Traditions. New York University Press. 320 pp. ISBN #9781479839551 Kristina Wirtz (Western…
In her book Animal Intimacies Radhika Govindrajan takes us through a series of human-animal relations in India’s Central Himalayas, the Kumaon division in the hills of Uttarakhand. Each…
The Akan of Ghana have a proverb which encourages us to simultaneously imagine and dissect the vicissitude of issues, circumstances or events: sɛ wo dwene papa a, dwene…
Druckman, Charlotte + 115 Writers, Chefs, Critics, Television Stars, and Eaters (2019) Women On Food. New York: Abrams Press. 400 pp. ISBN 978 1 4197 3635 3; eISBN…
Geschichte wird häufig von Politik vereinnahmt. In der Türkei dient die Erinnerung an die Osmanen der Selbstdeutung, Identitätsstiftung und ganz gegenwärtigen parteipolitischen Interessen. Umso wichti…
Photo by @sharonmccutcheon Debatten om bioteknologiloven og eggdonasjon Introduksjon I denne teksten vil jeg se på hvordan reproduksjon blir påvirket av faktorer som kjønn, slektskap og religion og…
“Españolito que vienes al mundo te guarde Dios, una de las dos Españas ha de helarte el corazón” Con estos versos resume Antonio Machado, lo que a mi…
Hide Press Release (2 Less Words) Alice Colombo When the coronavirus enters Ethiopia The first time I heard somebody talking about the coronavirus in Ethiopia was in…
Beiträge zu einem erweiterten Verständnis von Intersektionalität Im Zentrum dieses Bandes stehen nationale und internationale Querschnittsperspektiven von Gender, Flucht und Migration im Zusammenhang …
Anthropologists sometimes study sensitive topics and it is therefore not uncommon for ethnographic work to attract serious criticism along such lines. In a recent social media thread, I…
Editor’s note: Click the links throughout the article to experience the soundscape of Abu Dhabi under COVID-19 In March 2020, I arrived in Abu Dhabi from the island…
Several weeks ago, I finally entered the 21st century. I didn’t get the latest smartphone, AirPods, or an electric vehicle, nor did I join the Noom diet. I…
TILAK PAREKH The coronavirus has led to seismic and widespread changes across all nodes of society, not least, religion. In a recent article in The New York Times,…
Takes place at the time of rice harvesting, fish from river. Houses and gardens are cleaned, fences white-washed, village roads and path repaired. Once enacted to remove evil…
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at an evangelical megachurch in south Miami in January 2020. Lynn Sladky/AP Photo As Easter fast approaches, epidemiologists and observers worry that the…
Millionen von Menschen protestieren in Indien gegen ein neues Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz, das Muslime explizit ausschliesst. Seit Premierminister Modis Machtantritt wurde die muslimische Bevölkerung de…
https://brill.com/view/title/54201 Interview by Patawee Promsen Patawee Promsen: Can you share more about how you have come to be interested in this research topic, especially Nahua pictorial writing…
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, high priestess of a convent of hijras, takes selfies with admirers at India’s 2019 Kumbh Mela religious festival. Ina Goel Laxmi Narayan Tripathi sat on…
The social science journal Social Compass released a special issue in French and English on “Religious dynamics in post-revolutionary Egypt” (or “Dynamiques religieuses dans l’Égypte…
As time continues to press forward after the April 30 shooting at UNCC, I have continued to reflect, think about my experience, and discuss the experiences with others…
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520294219/a-diagram-for-fire Interview by Anna Eisenstein Anna Eisenstein: Your book identifies the miracle as the defining feature of American Charismatic Evangeli…
Devotees gather for the Sufi ritual of dhikr in downtown Istanbul. Dimitris Xygalatas In downtown Istanbul, Turks in religious garb filter into a large, multistory building. Behind the…