A discussion forum for the anthropologists amongst us.
Patrick Eisenlohr deposited Religious language and media: Sound reproduction and transduction in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 22 hours, 55 minutes agoIn this chapter I discuss how contests about religious language have revolved around a contrast between, on the one hand, a preference for literalism, with its emphasis on reference and denotation; and on the other hand, a valuation of the poetic functions of language and its material properties. Turning to the issue of electronically mediated…[Read more]
Bernd Brabec de Mori deposited Shipibo Laughing Songs and the Transformative Faculty: Performing or Becoming the Other (2013) in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 22 hours, 55 minutes agoShipibo indigenous people perform a sophisticated array of vocal musical genres, including short ‘laughing songs’ called osanti. These song-jokes make fun of certain non-humans, mostly animals. They are by definition sung from within the non-humans’ perspective. Osanti are only performed by trained specialists in indigenous medicine and sorce…[Read more]
Sabine LAMOUR deposited Déjouer le silence: Contre discours sur les femmes en Haitii in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 6 days, 23 hours agoLe mouvement féministe haïtien vient de célébrer ses 100 ans: occasion idéale pour réfléchir à la réalité des Haïtiennes, tout en y intégrant des courants de pensée européens, américains et panafricains.Le mouvement féministe haïtien vient de célébrer ses 100 ans: occasion idéale pour réfléchir à la réalité des Haïtiennes, tout en y in…[Read more]
Darshi Arachige deposited Antiquity of Secluding Girls at Puberty in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 1 week, 4 days agoIn this article, it is pointed out that the seclusion of girls at puberty could have existed for more than 40,000 years. The more likely mechanism of diffusion of the ideas around seclusion was the migration of our ancestors not the cultural transmission itself. The customs of Australian Aboriginal people provide a window into the past and some…[Read more]
Narasimhananda Swami deposited Book Review Crossing the Lines of Caste by Adheesh Sathaye H-Net March 2019 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 weeks agoThis book is an example of how well cultural history can be written along with a critical analysis of textual sources. This book explores the various facets of the Hindu Brahmin identity and its relevance in the present. This book is a great resource for scholars of Sanskrit, Hinduism, mythology, social stratification, folklore, performance,…[Read more]
Glen M Golub deposited On Background To One Godz in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 2 days agoThis Chapter provides simple but valuable insights to Upper Paleo abstract values such as Time, Life After Death, Social Roles, etc. Introduction to ‘Soft Cultural Institutions’. Understanding how abstract valuations become embedded into social structure is especially important in terms of understanding nonverbal language and symbolic sets.
Glen M Golub deposited The Greater Mysteries of Eleusis at Chauvet in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 2 days agoThis is the five image hypothesis for the thesis One Godz which follows.
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Book Review Tragic Views of the Human Condition: Cross-Cultural Comparisons between Views of Human Nature in Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy and the Mahabharata and Bhagavadgita by Lourens Minnema, Prabuddha Bharata March 2015 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 4 days agoBook Review Tragic Views of the Human Condition: Cross-Cultural Comparisons between Views of Human Nature in Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy and the Mahabharata and Bhagavadgita by Lourens Minnema, Prabuddha Bharata March 2015
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Book Review The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa and Michael Tierra, Prabuddha Bharata November 2013 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 5 days agoBook Review The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa and Michael Tierra
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Book Review Swaraj: Thoughts of Gandhi, Tilak, Aurobindo, Raja Rammohun Roy, Tagore & Vivekananda by Amulya Ranjan Mohapatra Prabuddha Bharata February 2012 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 5 days agoBook Review Swaraj: Thoughts of Gandhi, Tilak, Aurobindo, Raja Rammohun Roy, Tagore & Vivekananda by Amulya Ranjan Mohapatra
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review From Decision to Heresy by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 3 days agoThis book is a collection of the English translations of François Laruelle’s writings, mainly from the first two stages of the five-stage development of his thought of non-philosophy. The tone of the book is set by the wonderful introduction by the editor, Robin Mackay, who brings out the dissatisfaction of Laruelle that propelled him to re…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Dying A Transition by Monika Renz Prabuddha Bharata December 2018 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 3 days agoThe very thought of death brings to mind fear and the prospect of facing something unknown. The average person is seldom prepared for death. Encountering death is the worst nightmare for most, only this is the last nightmare. We have funny notions about death. We feel it is alright if a person dies at an advanced age, particularly if without any…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review All Thoughts Are Equal Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 5 days agoPublished in the series Posthumanities, this book presents the author’s attempt to analyse François Laruelle’s Non-philosophy. He does this by a non-conventional method, circumventing the orthodox philosophical ways, and following the framework of Lars von Trier’s film The Five Obstructions. Precisely because of this novel approach, Maoile…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Recovering the Lost Tongue by Rahul Banerjee Book Review Prabuddha Bharata July 2010 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 6 days agoRecovering the Lost Tongue by Rahul Banerjee Book Review Prabuddha Bharata July 2010
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Postcolonial Reason and Its Critique Eds Purushottama Billimoria and Dina Al-Kassim Book Review Prabuddha Bharata December 2014 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 6 days agoPostcolonial Reason and Its Critique Eds Purushottama Billimoria and Dina Al-Kassim Book Review Prabuddha Bharata December 2014
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Peace or Perish by J P Vaswani Book Review Prabuddha Bharata December 2009 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 4 weeks agoPeace or Perish by J P Vaswani Book Review Prabuddha Bharata December 2009
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Journey to Foreign Selves by Alan Roland Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 4 weeks, 1 day agoJourney to Foreign Selves by Alan Roland Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Family Values by Harry Brighouse and Adam Swift Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 1 month agoFamily Values by Harry Brighouse and Adam Swift Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Encyclopedia of Kashmiri Pandit Culture and Heritage by C L Kaul Book Review February 2011 Prabuddha Bharata in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 1 month agoEncyclopedia of Kashmiri Pandit Culture and Heritage by C L Kaul Book Review February 2011 Prabuddha Bharata
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Young India Prabuddha Bharata January 2012 in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 1 month agoA peek into the psychology and trends of Indian youth.
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