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Fragments of Death, Fables of Identity
Following the lives of men and women in the neighbourhoods of Athens, this study considers how individuals define their identity as Athenians, as members of a family, as subjects …
Himalayan Dialogue
In the mountain valleys of Nepal, Tibetan communities have long been established through migrations from the North. Because of these migrations over the last few centuries, Tibetan …
Indigenism
Indigenous people comprise only 0.2 per cent of Brazil's population, yet occupy a prominent role in the nation's consciousness. In this text, Ramos explains this irony, exploring …
People As Subject, Object
Power and Performance
Power is eaten whole (""Le pouvoir se mange entier""). In 1985 the distinguished anthropologist Johannes Fabian, engaged in fieldwork in the Shaba province of Zaire, first …
Magical Arrows
An exploration of cosmology, connecting the Western philosophical tradition with the cosmological traditions of non-Western societies. Using the mythology and philosophy of the …
Sanuma Memoirs
This text provides an anthropological account of the Yanomami and their social organisation, kinship and marriage, moving from the microcosm of individual experience to the broader …
Wombs and Alien Spirits
Adherents to the ""zar"" cult in northern Sudan encounter spirits that are parallels of historically relevant figures in the known human world. Those possessed, usually women, meet …
Debating Muslims
The aim of this book is to present in their historical context the debates that have been taking place in the Muslim world recently. It describes the place of Iranian culture in …