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Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea
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written by Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1984, originally published 1922), 620 page(s)
written by Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1984, originally published 1922), 620 page(s)
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Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé
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written by James Lorand Matory (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 392 page(s)
written by James Lorand Matory (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 392 page(s)
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An Imagined Geography: Sierra Leonean Muslims in America
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written by Joann D'Alisera, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004, originally published 2004), 193 page(s)
written by Joann D'Alisera, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004, originally published 2004), 193 page(s)
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Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing
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written by Edith Turner, 1922-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 257 page(s)
written by Edith Turner, 1922-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 257 page(s)
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Occasions of Faith: An Anthropology of Irish Catholics
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edited by Lawrence J. Taylor, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995, originally published 1995), 301 page(s)
edited by Lawrence J. Taylor, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995, originally published 1995), 301 page(s)
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Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels: Folk Narrative in Hindu Religious Teaching
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written by Kirin Narayan, 1959-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 299 page(s)
written by Kirin Narayan, 1959-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 299 page(s)
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The Taste of Ethnographic Things: The Senses in Anthropology
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written by Paul Stoller, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 200 page(s)
written by Paul Stoller, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 200 page(s)
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Ika Hands: A Conversation with Octavio Paz
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2008), 26 mins
In the highlands of Northern Columbia the Ika live a strenuous and isolated life, economically dependent on small gardens and a handful of domestic animals. They are thought to be descendants of the Maya who fled from the turmoil of Central American High Civilization’s warring states to the remote valleys of Col...
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2008), 26 mins
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Letter from Margaret Mead to Franz Boas, November 29, 1925
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written by Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N1: American Samoa, Folder 1: Mead field trip, 1925-26, Correspondence with Franz Boaz) (District of Columbia) (29 November 1925) , 4 page(s)
Typewritten letter from Margaret Mead to Franz Boas discusses Mead's field work in Ta'u. She describes the island, comments on the influences of Christianity and government schools, and details her early findings on the lives of adolescent Samoan girls. Dated November 29, 1925.
written by Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N1: American Samoa, Folder 1: Mead field trip, 1925-26, Correspondence with Franz Boaz) (District of Columbia) (29 November 1925) , 4 page(s)
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Life among the Anthros and Other Essays
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written by Clifford Geertz, 1926-2006; edited by Fred Inglis (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, originally published 2010), 280 page(s)
written by Clifford Geertz, 1926-2006; edited by Fred Inglis (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, originally published 2010), 280 page(s)
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