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The Anthropology of Christianity

Jon Bialecki, Naomi Haynes, Joel Robbins • Religion Compass (2008)

Abstract This article surveys the literature that constitutes the newly emergent anthropology of Christianity. Arguing that the development of this sub‐discipline was impeded until recently by anthropology's theoretical framing and empirica...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00116.x

Anthropology and Colonialism

Diane Katherine Lewis • Current Anthropology (1973)

Anthropology emerged from the colonial expansion of Europe. Colonialism structured the relationship between anthropologists and the people they studied and had an effect on methodological and conceptual formulations in the discipline. For e...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/201393

Anthropological Linguistics

William A. Foley • Wiley eBooks (2012)

Abstract Anthropological linguistics is the subfield of linguistics (and anthropology) concerned with the place of language in its wider social and cultural context, its role in forging and sustaining cultural practices and social structure...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0031

Anthropological Research

Pertti J. Pelto, Gretel H. Pelto • Cambridge University Press eBooks (1978)

This text is a comprehensive introduction to research methods in social and cultural anthropology. The Peltos focus their discussion on the essential elements of preparing and analyzing the supporting evidence from which generalizations abo...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511607776

An Anthropology of Structural Violence

Paul E. Farmer • Current Anthropology (2004)

Any thorough understanding of the modern epidemics of AIDS and tuberculosis in Haiti or elsewhere in the postcolonial world requires a thorough knowledge of history and political economy. This essay, based on over a decade of research in ru...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/382250

Anthropology of Fishing

James Acheson • Annual Review of Anthropology (1981)

Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anth...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.an.10.100181.001423

Anthropological Linguistics

• Culture and language use (2024)

This collection presents new research on key topics in anthropological linguistics, with a focus on African languages. While Africanist linguists have long been concerned with sociocultural aspects of language structure and use, no comprehe...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc-nd DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/clu.23

The Anthropology of Christianity

Bialecki, Jon, Naomi Haynes, Robins, Joel • Duke University Press eBooks (2006)

This article surveys the literature that constitutes the newly emergent anthropology of Christianity. Arguing that the development of this sub-discipline was impeded until recently by anthropology's theoretical framing and empirical interes...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822388159

Dental Anthropology

Simon W Hillson • Cambridge University Press eBooks (1996)

Teeth are one of the best sources of evidence for both identification and studies of demography, biological relationships and health in ancient human communities. This text introduces the complex biology of teeth and provides a practical gu...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139170697

Linguistic Anthropology

Alessandro Duranti • Cambridge University Press eBooks (1997)

In this textbook, first published in 1997, Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field which studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. The theories and methods of li...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511810190

Longitudinal outcomes of gender identity in children (LOGIC): a study protocol for a prospective longitudinal qualitative study of the experiences and well-being of families referred to the UK Gender Identity Development Service

Talen Wright, Bridget Young, Eilis Kennedy, Kathy McKay et al. • BMJ Open (2021)

Introduction Gender Identity Development Services (GIDS) worldwide have experienced a significant increase in referrals in recent years. However, little is currently known about the experiences of the children and young people (CYP) and the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047875

Development of the Cooperative Intelligent Transport System in Thailand: A Prospective Approach

Aroonrot Choosakun, Yaowapa Chaiittipornwong, Chunho Yeom • Infrastructures (2021)

Smart mobility is becoming an alternative technology of transportation development for today and the future. Thailand has applied the intelligent transport system (ITS) to improve traffic and transport services. The success of the project i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures6030036

Making Big Business Everybody’s Business: Aboriginal leaders’ perspectives on commercial activities influencing Aboriginal health in Victoria, Australia

Alessandro Connor Crocetti, Troy Walker, Fiona Mitchell, Simone Sherriff et al. • Globalization and Health (2024)

Abstract Background The commercial determinants of health is a rapidly expanding field of research; however Indigenous perspectives remain notably underrepresented. For Indigenous peoples the intersection of globalisation, colonialism and c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12992-024-01038-8

Introduction: Understanding Public Policy through Its Instruments—From the Nature of Instruments to the Sociology of Public Policy Instrumentation

Pierre Lascoumes, Patrick Le Galès • Governance (2007)

Public policy instrumentation and its choice of tools and modes of operation are treated either as a kind of evidence (governing means making regulations, taxing, entering into contracts, communicating, etc.) or as if the questions it raise...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0491.2007.00342.x