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The Reformation of the Dead: Death and Ritual in Early Modern Germany, 1450-1700 (Tiparita)
1999Craig M. Koslofsky
ISBN: 9780333666852 Editura:Palgrave Macmillan
By drawing on anthropological interpretations of death ritual, this study explores the changing relationships between the body, the soul, the living and the dead in the daily life of early modern Germany, from the eve of the Reformation to the rise of Pietism.
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Seeking an Alliance: A Psychiatrist's Guide to the Indian Matrimonial Process in America (Tiparita)
2004Chandran Kalyanam
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ISBN: 9781853991851 Editura:Bristol Classical Press
An account of Egyptian history and custom which includes anthropology, natural history and any antiquarian information of interest to Herodotus. This scholarly edition offers a thorough introduction to both Greek historiography and Egyptology.
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Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing (Tiparita)
1992Edith Turner , William Blodgett , Singleton Kahona , Fideli Benwa
ISBN: 9780812213669 Editura:University of Pennsylvania Press
Gives an account of how the author sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. This work presents a view not common in anthropological writings - the view of millions of Africans - that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.
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ISBN: 9780803250802 Editura:
University of Nebraska Press
Features stories about a Pawnee youth, who serves as a peacemaker, a warrior's quest for lost joy, and such tales as The Dun Horse, The Bear man, The Snake Brother, and The Ghost Wife. Extended notes describe the origins and migrations of the Pawnees, their customs, methods of warfare, and later history.
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Games of the North American Indians: Games of Chance: v. 1 (Tiparita)
1992Stewart Culin , Dennis Tedlock
ISBN: 9780803263550 Editura:University of Nebraska Press
Takes up games of chance, involving guessing and throwing dice. This title shows that the games of North American tribes were remarkably similar in method and purpose.
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Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision: Culture, Controversy, and Change (Tiparita)
2006George C. Denniston , Pia Grassivaro Gallo , Frederick Mansfield Hodges , Marilyn Fayre Milos , Franco Viviani
ISBN: 9781402049156 Editura:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Circumcision is a cultural phenomenon that affects 15.3 million children and young adults annually. This book explores the problem of male and female circumcision in modern society from religious, psychological, medical, and ethical perspectives. It illuminates the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures.
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101 American Customs: Understanding Language and Culture Through Common Practices (Tiparita)
1999Joe Kohl , Harry Collis
ISBN: 9780844224077 Editura:NTC Publishing Group,U.S.
Provides a humorous approach to understanding common American customs and the related expressions. This book explains customs with conversational examples and whimsical cartoons. The topics range from age-old traditions, such as shaking hands and bachelor parties, to more modern practices such as coupon clipping, TV dinners, and tailgate parties.
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Artists for the Reich: Culture and Race from Weimar to Nazi Germany (Tiparita)
2005Joan L. Clinefelter
ISBN: 9781845202002 Editura:Berg Publishers
Offering a treatment of the German Art Society, a group of artists, authors and right-wing activists who actively embraced Nazism, this book argues that they were in fact instrumental in battling modernist art in defense of what they regarded as the German cultural tradition. It elucidates how theses artists promoted Nazi culture 'from below.'
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Eating Out in Europe: Picnics, Gourmet Dining and Snacks Since the Late Eighteenth Century (Tiparita)
2003Peter Scholliers , Marc Jacobs
ISBN: 9781859736531 Editura:Berg Publishers
Europeans are eating out in unprecedented numbers - in cafes, pubs, brasseries and restaurants. But what if we open up this concept of eating out to include any eating that takes place outside the home. This work covers the cultural shifts that we can see through time.
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ISBN: 9781859739242 Editura:Berg Publishers
This text challenges the European dichotomy of space into public and private, and morality into honour and shame, and shows how these notions have mistakenly been applied to Arab women's use of the veil and, more broadly, to their position in society.
