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The Machine Conception of the Organism in Development and Evolution: A Critical Analysis [PDF]
, 2014 This article critically examines one of the most prevalent metaphors in modern biology, namely the machine conception of the organism (MCO). Although the fundamental differences between organisms and machines make the MCO an inadequate metaphor for ...
Nicholson, Daniel J.
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How to Fish With Respect: A Transformation of Human‐Fish Relations in Riverside Amazonia
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 63-72, March 2026.ABSTRACT Riverside inhabitants of the Middle Xingu River Basin, in the Brazilian Amazonia, frequently say that it is important to respect animals and the forest spirits who protect them. In recent decades, however, the development of an iced fish industry in the region has changed what respect means and how it is expressed when it comes to fishing ...
Vinicius de Aguiar Furuie
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American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 220-223, March 2026.ABSTRACT Anthropological methods and theory have historically marginalized hometown research while they have privileged the study of the “Other.” This essay discusses the prevalent challenges and misconceptions surrounding research conducted in one's hometown, while advancing its legitimacy as an anthropological field site.
Dada Docot
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The Return of the Windigo, Again
Semiotic Review, 2015 This article continues the discussion of “And Some Guys Dream Bad Things”: Part I in this issue, an unreconstructed structural reading of the Algonquian windigo.
Robert Brightman
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Social and historical aspects of the assimilation of Christianity in Southeast Asia from 1500-1900 with reference to Thailand and the Philippines [PDF]
, 2009 Though many have attempted to address the complexities of the encounter between Christianity and non-western societies, the literature has not dealt much with Southeast Asia.
Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas
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Book Review: \u3cem\u3eThe Language of Disenchantment: Protestant Literalism and Colonial Discourse in British India\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]
, 2013 A review of The Language of Disenchantment: Protestant Literalism and Colonial Discourse in British India by Robert A ...
Gonsalves, Roselle M.
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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2026.ABSTRACT Combining different theoretical frameworks can lead to new insights into the role of material things in shaping human experience in the Paleolithic period. This paper first presents a historical review of three theoretical approaches in archaeology, anthropology, and the philosophy of mind: Material culture and materiality studies, the ...
Bar Efrati
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Animating the Land: Native American Spirituality, Identity and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Contemporary Literature [PDF]
LitinfiniteThis paper explores the intricate relationship between Native American identity and the land, emphasising the spiritual, cultural and communal dimensions of this bond.
Dr. Anu Lakshmi Babu
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Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, 2020 A special event that continues to remain a mystery by preserving its mystery in the spiritual worlds of the Kazakh people with their traditional lives is a matter of developing shamanism in the southern region of Kazakh territory.
Tattigul KARTAEVA
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