Anthropologie

Traumatisée successivement par des phénomènes aussi massifs que la traite transatlantique, la colonisation et la décolonisation, et qui se sont muées en crise fondamentale multisectorielle, l'Afrique est depuis plusieurs siècles et particulièrement en ce début du 21e siècle un continent désemparé. Aussi l'auteur pose et propose-t-elle sur cette Afrique malade un diagnostic fait de regards anthropopsychanalytiques pour l'inviter à déposer son lourd fardeau afin d'ouvrir de nouveaux horizons.

L'auteur met à jour certaines caractéristiques essentielles d'un culte de possession, le bori hawsa (Niger), et montre comment les effets du pouvoir local en place influent sur les formes concrètes du culte bori, mais aussi comment les partis pris théoriques des chercheurs qui l'ont précédée sur ce terrain ont surdéterminé leurs modélisations du culte. Elle analyse les concepts de transe, de possession, d'Islam et recadre ensuite ces concepts dans le contexte historique des régions concernées. Un DVD "Les génies font la fête" accompagne le livre.

Au cours des siècles, au fil des invasions, les noms de lieux, un peu à l'image des couches géologiques, se sont superposés les uns aux autres. Les apports les plus anciens, rares, souvent difficiles, voire impossibles à élucider, apparaissent telles de précieuses pépites sur un immense champ toponymique où, dans l'ordre, le celtique, le latin, le germanique et le français occupent l'essentiel de l'espace. Ces toponymes sont présentés à travers les centres d'intérêt de ces ancêtres lointains.

With Nanotechnology becoming an established field, the questions regarding safety and ethics are steadily increasing with the development of the research. This book gives an overview on the ethics associated with employing nanoscience for products with everyday applications. The risks as well as the regulations are discussed, and an outlook for the future of nanoscience on a manufacturer's scale and for the society are provided.

Touring Afoot, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

My Book of Indoor Games, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Little Folks' Handy Book, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, volume 1, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The lives of celebrated travellers, Volume 1, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

Garifuna Peoplehood and Barranco is the third volume of The Practicing Anthropologist, a compilation of the published papers of Dr. Joseph Orlando Palacio, Belize's foremost social scientist. This third volume contains Garifuna history, food, and spirituality, as well as their use of land. "This third volume of the Practicing Anthropologist: Garifuna Peoplehood and Barranco should be required reading for all students. It provides information that every educated Belizean should possess. Many older Belizeans grew up reading other people's stories and learning other people's histories at the expense of their own. Later, when they had access to their own histories, more often than not these histories were written by non-Belizeans. With this volume, authored by a Belizean, our students have access to information that can make their learning experience a look in the mirror as well as through a window. They will be learning their own histories as well as using their historical lens as a way to make sense of the world." ---from the Foreword by Harriet Sheila Arzu Scarborough

Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, volume 2, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The Sea Rovers, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Sawdust & Spangles: Stories & Secrets of the Circus, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Ce livre est une présentation de la religion populaire de l'ethnie maya la plus nombreuse : les Yucatèques. Il propose également une synthèse de la religion des Mayas de l'époque classique.

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERSThe Migrations Of Early Culture: A Study Of The Significance Of The Geographical Distribution Of The Practice Of Mummification As Evidence Of The Migrations Of Peoples And The Spread Of Certain Customs And BeliefsThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

Waterways have been key factors in the development of societies from prehistoric times, particularly due to their role as vectors for cultural interactions, material exchange, and transmission of knowledge. The fluidity of these highways of transport and communications is tightly linked to the presence of transit points: spaces with unique geographical characteristics that acted as nodal points between different communities. Transit points are thus defined as places of intense social contacts, putting objects of physical geography into the domain of social sciences and humanities.The subject is challenging, as activities that happen in aquatic spaces seldom leave substantial archaeological traces behind. Nevertheless, by focusing on the intersection between humans and their environment down by the water, this book demonstrates what can be achieved by changing the research paradigm to one that fully embraces the nuances of the aquatic world, and especially the intricate connection between society and waterscapes.

La recherche d'épanouissement, de développement personnel, de bien-être corporel et mental et de spiritualité, fait partie du quotidien et se banalise. Le New-Age est souvent à l'origine de ce mode de vie. Cet ouvrage en propose une analyse socio-anthropologique : quelle est la spécificité du New-Age ? Comment s'est-il exporté en Europe ? Est-il religieux, politique ?

Cryptozoology is the study of legendary and mysterious creatures. There have been many sightings, but no evidence of their existence . . . Yet! Learn more about this extraordinary world through the eyes of kelby as she discovers the most popular cryptids. Every creature's story has been tailored to be kid-friendly, informative, and fun.In the fall of 1988, lon strickler, researcher, author, and publisher of the syndicated phantoms and monsters blog, came face to face with a red-eyed winged humanoid. This encounter changed him forever and set him on a path that has spanned decades seeking answers and ultimately the truth regarding these mysterious creatures.In the pages of this book, he covers a wide variety of winged cryptid eyewitness reports which he has personally received and directly researched over the past thirty plus years.This is a collection of eleven stories that encompass many different themes. Most of the stories are about giants and the legends surrounding them. Besides, that two stories of my new series are being introduced. Meet the detective alescu and his first mysterious case: the slender man and the psychiatrist who is sharing his experiences that he has had with lycanthropy.Some of these eyewitness reports will shock, others terrify, but all will give better insight into this phenomenon and leave you wondering just what they could be.

Les Peuls forment un ensemble de populations dispersées sur une vingtaine de pays subsahariens. Tous possèdent la même caractéristique de promouvoir un code d'honneur, appelé souvent Pulaaku, qui vise à les distinguer des autres humains de leur environnement, et dont on peut dire, pour cette raison, qu'il fonde leur identité ethnique. L'objet de cet ouvrage est de préciser quels sont les éléments communs à ce Pulaaku malgré les divergences les plus notables.

Les auteurs de cet ouvrage ont tous été en contact avec divers milieux autochtones ou diverses personnalités d'origine tribale ou ethnique dans les pays mentionnés : Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Philippines, Zimbabwe, Etats-Unis. Certains chercheurs sont eux-mêmes issus de communautés ethniques spécifiques. Tous prônent une compréhension interculturelle et une inclusion économique comme politiques d'Etat. Une réconciliation authentique est envisageable si une compréhension interculturelle et une inclusion économique sont délibérément instituées comme politique d'Etat.

La sexualité est accaparée par la dynamique de la mondialisation. Sous couvert d'un triomphe des Droits de l'homme, la mondialisation consacre légalement la lutte de tous contre tous : chacun est en devoir d'y être libre et d'y défendre son droit. De la même façon, nerf apparent de la libération de la sexualité, la mondialisation la menace plutôt, en la lissant sous l'exclusive forme d'une virilité entêtée, universellement répandue. Il est temps de penser et de vivifier la relation des sexes.