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Cultural Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology: Community Work Disciplines - A Community Workers Toolkit

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Stefan Jeffrey

The Mysterious Realm of Human Speech: The First Word: No Reason Found or the Bible

In: Linguistic Anthropology

By: Ann Casey

A Brief History of the Museum: From Ptolemy’s Mouseion to the Louvre

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Admassu Kebede

The Vampire Disease: How Porphyria May Explain Origins of Vampire Legend

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Lawrence Koppy

The History of Halloween: A Secular Holiday that Blends Pagan and Early Christian Traditions

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Iulia Filip

Kukeri Games – the Bulgarian Carnival: An Archaic Masquerade Custom is Still Alive in Bulgaria

In: Ethnography

By: Rumyana Mokanova

Zombie – From Haiti to Halloween: Fear, Faith & Mysticism Conspire to Create the Walking Dead

In: Social Anthropology

By: Hari Navarro

The Myth and Ritual Debate: Are Mythology and Ceremony Linked?

In: Social Anthropology

By: Francesca Aniballi

Segregation in America: The Economics of Racism and Gender Identity in Spanish Harlem

In: Ethnography

By: Matthew Van Cura

Fishing and Baseball Magic in North America: Modern Approaches to Baseball and Fishing Echo Traditional Beliefs

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Jeff Cusack

Humans, Landscape, and History: The Link Between Human History and Landscape

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: James Jackson

The Pacaa Nova During Times of Hardship: A Synopsis of the Lives of Brazil’s Indigenous Population

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Maureen Zieber

Cashinahua Men Versus Cashinahua Women: The Fundamental Aspects of the Division of Labor

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Maureen Zieber

The World of the Cuiva Nation of Columbia: A Time of Missionaries, Expansion and Disease

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Maureen Zieber

Khoisan – Indigenous People of Southern Africa: Early Inhabitants of Kalahari Region of Sub-Saharan Africa

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Feature Writer Fleur Hupston

Introduction to Norse Mythology: Thor: A look at Norse mythology's most enduring figure, Thor

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Robert Guthrie

Introduction to Norse Mythology: Ragnarok: The pivotal event in the religion of ancient Scandanavian: Ragnarok

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Robert Guthrie

Speak Brooklynese Like a Native: Dere's a Lot More Dan Dese, Dem and Doze, But It's Easy to Master

In: Linguistic Anthropology

By: Laura Harrison McBride

April Fools' Day: Centuries of Tomfoolery

In: Social Anthropology

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Human Violence: Do you believe things are getting better?

In: Social Anthropology

By: Edurne Scott

What is Anthropology? Defining of a Social Science Discipline

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Alison Diefenderfer

Death Customs of Cashinahua and Yanomamö People: A Look at Two Amazonian Ways of Dealing with Death

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Maureen Zieber

Pygmy Ota Benga in Zoo Exhibit: Captured African Put on Display at 1904 World's Fair

In: Social Anthropology

By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

Robert Merton and Deviant Behavior: An Explanation of Strain Theory and Merton's Typology of Deviance

In: Social Anthropology

By: Peter Lista

Easter's Pagan Past: An examination of ancient traditions surrounding a popular holiday

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Robert Guthrie

May Day and the Maypole – Spring Traditions: Remembering Ancient Traditions and Forgotten Celebrations

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Robert Guthrie

Gregory National Park Aboriginal Culture: Aboriginal People Have Lived with the Land for a Long Time

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Susan Pedersen

Gesundheit! Sneezing, Blessings and the Bubonic Plague

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: PJ Rooks

Ullamaliztli: Mesoamerican Ball Game Predated Vulcanized Rubber by 3,000 Years

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: PJ Rooks

Human Cannibalism: The Last Taboo is an Ancient and Modern Phenomenon

In: Social Anthropology

By: John Stringer

The History and Social Impact of Tattoos: Origins, Cultural Uses and Facts About Tattooing

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Jen Syrkiewicz

The Origin of Christmas Colors: How Green and Red Became Symbols of Christmas

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Nicole Skutelnik

Everyday Common Popular Superstitions: Pagan, Religious and Cultural Background and Origin

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Arash Farzaneh

Did Neanderthals Interbreed With Homo-Sapiens? Neanderthal Fossil Raises Questions about Human Origins

In: Forensic Anthropology

By: Colin Sean Teatro

What Drove Neanderthal Extinction? Neanderthals Went Extinct 30,000 Years Ago While We Did Not

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Colin Sean Teatro

Three Major Trends in Human Evolution: Bipedalism, Tool Use, and Evolutionary Branches

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Valerie Suydam

Quichua People of Ecuador: The Quichua: Largest Indian Population on the American Continent

In: Ethnography

By: Dennis Jamison

Oregon Cave Men: Description, Shelter, Language: Excavation Reveals History of Life 9,000 Years Ago in Great Basin

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Stephanie Cox

Oregon Archaeology: Excavation Yields Old Shoe: 9,000 Year Old Artifact Found by Archeologist L.S. Cressman

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Stephanie Cox

Neanderthals: Prehistory's Hominids: Their Anatomy, Primative Society, and Evolutionary Fate.

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Richard DeWayne Morris

Cultural Diversity of Ecuador's People: The Cultural and Ethnic Diversity of the People of Ecuador

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Dennis Jamison

Charms and Animism: The History and Current State of Animist Beliefs and Fetishes

In: Anthropology (general)

By: John R Albers

Language in Primates: The How and Why of Animal Communication

In: Linguistic Anthropology

By: Valerie Suydam

Mayans Sought Wine Not Chocolate: Cacao Fruits Probably Fermented for Wine

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Sue Cartledge

History of Wife Beating: Woman's Subordination to Man

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Candy Brown

Iceland's 13 Christmas Lads: Not content with one Yuletide elf – Iceland offers a baker's dozen.

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Linda J Bottjer

Reshaping Communities in Ireland: Building Understanding Within a Multi-Cultural Irish Republic

In: Social Anthropology

By: Mario R. J. Corbin

Why Choose Anthropology? Skills & Attributes for the 21st Century

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Mario R. J. Corbin

Mongol People of the Middle Ages: Lands, Personality, Beliefs, and Way of Life

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Steve DeVault

Iceland's Mystical Beings: Hidden People, Elves and Trolls all reside here.

In: Cultural Anthropology

By: Linda J Bottjer

Ethnicity: Fluid and Permeable: The Shifting and Changing of Ethnic, National and Political Identity

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Kinship and Solidarity: What Keeps Societies Together?

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

The Church, a Witch, Sex and Satan: Oppressing Witches: Symbolic of Oppressing Women's Sexuality?

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Çatalhöyük: The Origin of Wicca? Çatalhöyük and the New Goddess Movement

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Who Believes in Witches? Do You Belief in Spirits, Ghosts, Saints, Evils, Demons, Cherubim, Jesus, Devils, Gods or Witches?

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Witch-Hunts: A Thing of the Past? Witches, Black Magic and Penis Snatchers

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Food and Culture: My Food, Your Poison?

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Mexican Food and Culture: Food and Identity

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Claus Jahnke's Broken Threads: Fashion and War

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Mental Illness: A Very Brief History

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Landscape and Deportation: Alienation and Connection

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Fragmented Landscapes: Fragmented Lives?

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Roots: Landscape and Identity: Connections With Memory and History

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

The Runners' Ego: Or Lack Thereof

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Anthropology of Landscape: Running: A Practice of Living

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

The Violent World of Dalits: Violence and Crimes Against India's Untouchables

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

India's Outcasts: The Struggle of Untouchables

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Who Is The Social Outcast? Social Outcasts and Vicious Cycles of Exclusion

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

The Anthropology of Belonging: The Need for Social Inclusion

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Sex and Desire IV: New Research on Desire

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Sex and Desire III: The Evolution of Desire

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Sex and Desire II: Social and Cultural Aspects of Extramarital Affairs

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Sex and Desire I: Sexuality in the Gitagovinda

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

History, Trauma and Memory III: A Burdened Victim Role

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

History, Trauma and Memory II: Germans suffered too

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

History, Trauma and Memory: Germans suffered too

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

Gender and Education: A Gender Gap In Technology?

In: Anthropology (general)

By: Gerda Wever-Rabehl

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