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Narrative reconstruction of the self: Living funerals as rituals of trauma and transformation
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Living funerals mark a radical reconfiguration of contemporary engagements with mortality, transforming death from an imposed ending into an actively authored narrative. This study examines the practice in Hong Kong's hybrid sociocultural landscape, where traditional Chinese death rituals collide with neoliberal selfhood and globalised ...
Yuen‐Ki Tang
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Comments on Caddo Origins in Northwest Louisiana [PDF]
, 2009 This paper presents some of my thoughts on the issue of Caddo origins from the perspective of the Red River drainage in northwest Louisiana. These ideas were assembled prior to the Caddo discussion group meeting held in December 2008 and have been only ...
Girard, Jeffery S.
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Facilitating Genetic Testing for Perinatal Demise: Development of a Multidisciplinary Workflow
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 200, Issue 6, Page 1273-1285, June 2026.ABSTRACT Genetic contributors to perinatal demise are common but frequently undiagnosed due to clinical and logistical barriers. We aimed to improve access to genetic for intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), stillbirth, and early neonatal death by developing a multidisciplinary workflow.
Mackenzie Mosera +15 more
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Balint Groups: A Catalytic Collaboration Between General Practice and Psychoanalysis
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This paper explores the foundations of Balint groups, a method for studying clinical relationships and countertransference. Enid and Michael Balint began holding seminars with general practitioners at the Tavistock Clinic in 1950, aiming to apply psychoanalytic principles to understand the doctor‐patient relationship.
Robert V. Dyer +2 more
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Blog bodies: Mortuary archaeology and blogging [PDF]
, 2014 This is the published version of the book chapter which is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Mortuary archaeology - the study of past beliefs and practices surrounding dying, death and the dead using ...
Meyers, Katy, Williams, Howard
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A scoping review on the mental health of disaster responders for natural disasters in Japan
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.This scoping review synthesized 55 studies (1997–2025) on the mental health of disaster responders in Japan following natural disasters. Mental health outcomes varied by occupation, with higher prevalence among healthcare workers, local government employees, and nuclear power plant workers, and lower prevalence among firefighters and JGSDF personnel ...
Yukari Ito +4 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 456-473, June 2026.While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 298-310, June 2026.ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back +5 more
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Decouplement: Commodity Geography of the Corpse
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the commodification of the human corpse from the point of view of its disposal. Whilst offering some analysis on the circulation and harvesting of repurposed human tissues, existing literature does not discuss how these are discarded.
Mark Shtanov
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The archaeology of human- dog relations in Northwest Alaska [PDF]
, 2018 Some 1500 years ago, on a gravel spit extending into the Chukchi Sea, people living at the site of Ipiutak buried several members of their community ...
Hill, Erica
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