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American Anthropologist, EarlyView.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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6. Catholic Revival and Counter Reformation
, 1958 Contemporary with Luther and Calvin, there were once again powerful constructive forces at work within the Roman Catholic church. A reformed and rededicated papacy, a revived and purified clergy, a militant spearhead in the Jesuits, and an unequivocal ...
Bloom, Robert L. +6 more
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A Thousand Streams and Groves: Comments on Dr. Gierycz's Paper "United in Diversity." European Diversity and Autonomy Papers. EDAP 3/2008 [PDF]
, 2008 Gierycz argues provocatively in his paper that the identity of the European Union as reflected in its motto, “United in Diversity,” has been “derived” from the model offered by the Roman Catholic Church.
Teachout, Peter R.
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How to Be Hopeful About Climate Change
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why do people in climate‐vulnerable regions of Kenya and Namibia express more hope for the future than many in Germany, despite facing greater environmental threats? Drawing on ethnographic research and the philosophy of Gabriel Marcel, we make two arguments.
Julian Sommerschuh, Michael Schnegg
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A Pastor’s Kid Finds the Catholic Church [PDF]
, 2019 In this essay, I describe my journey to Catholicism and explain one of the many reasons I became Catholic--namely, an argument from the canon of ...
Gage, Logan Paul
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American Ethnologist, EarlyView.Abstract For millions of working‐class Mexicans, property has turned into rent. This transformation has fundamentally dislocated social reproduction in Mexico by eroding households’ ability to envision themselves as holders of patrimony and as lasting social formations. To understand how and to what effect property turned into rent, we must look to the
Inés Escobar González
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The Contribution of the Laity to the Growth of the Catholic Church in the Onitsha Province of Eastern Nigeria, 1905-1983. [PDF]
, 1988 Vincent Nwosu
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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The Catholic Church and the Authoritarian Regime in Austria, 1933-1938 [PDF]
, 1992 Reviewed Book: Gellott, Laura S. The Catholic Church and the Authoritarian Regime in Austria, 1933-1938.
Cole-Arnal, Oscar
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Morphological and morphometric analysis of archaeological animal hairs offers a nondestructive method to explore past clothing. We examined hair from two 18th‐century burial areas (SP03 and SP04) in Mazamet, France. SP03 specimens exhibited a continuous medulla, a low medullary index (0.2 ± 0.03) and cuticular features suggesting goat or ...
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