The Ashgate Research Companion To Anthropology

Author : Andrew J. Strathern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317044116

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Anthropology by Andrew J. Strathern Pdf

This companion provides an indispensable overview of contemporary and classical issues in social and cultural anthropology. Although anthropology has expanded greatly over time in terms of the diversity of topics in which its practitioners engage, many of the broad themes and topics at the heart of anthropological thought remain perennially vital, such as understanding order and change, diversity and continuity, and conflict and co-operation in the reproduction of social life. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, the contributors to this volume provide us with thoughtful and fruitful ways of thinking about a number of contemporary and long-standing arenas of work where both established and more recent researchers are engaged. The companion begins by exploring classic topics such as Religion; Rituals; Language and Culture; Violence; and Gender. This is followed by a focus on current developments within the discipline including Human Rights; Globalization; and Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism. It provides an interesting and challenging look at the state of current thinking in anthropology, serving as a rich resource for scholars and students alike.

Author : Pamela J. Stewart,Andrew Strathern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 1315612747

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Anthropology by Pamela J. Stewart,Andrew Strathern Pdf

Author : Joshua R. Farris,Charles Taliaferro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317041313

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology by Joshua R. Farris,Charles Taliaferro Pdf

In recent scholarship there is an emerging interest in the integration of philosophy and theology. Philosophers and theologians address the relationship between body and soul and its implications for theological anthropology. In so doing, philosopher-theologians interact with cognitive science, biological evolution, psychology, and sociology. Reflecting these exciting new developments, The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is a resource for philosophers and theologians, students and scholars, interested in the constructive, critical exploration of a theology of human persons. Throughout this collection of newly authored contributions, key themes are addressed: human agency and grace, the soul, sin and salvation, Christology, glory, feminism, the theology of human nature, and other major themes in theological anthropology in historic as well as contemporary contexts.

Author : Peter Howard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317043249

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The Routledge Research Companion to Heritage and Identity by Peter Howard Pdf

Heritage represents the meanings and representations conveyed in the present day upon artifacts, landscapes, mythologies, memories and traditions from the past. It is a key element in the shaping of identities, particularly in the context of increasingly multicultural societies. This Research Companion brings together an international team of authors to discuss the concepts, ideas and practices that inform the entwining of heritage and identity. They have assembled a wide geographical range of examples and interpret them through a number of disciplinary lenses that include geography, history, museum and heritage studies, archaeology, art history, history, anthropology and media studies. This outstanding companion offers scholars and graduate students a thoroughly up-to-date guide to current thinking and a comprehensive reference to this growing field.

Author : Ted Schrecker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317041566

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The Ashgate Research Companion to the Globalization of Health by Ted Schrecker Pdf

Global health has emerged as a distinct field of academic research and professional activity. Over the last decade, health has become an important element of many nations' foreign policies, a routine agenda item for the G8 and a rapidly expanding focus of bilateral and multilateral development assistance. Some aspects of health, like the spread of easily transmitted communicable diseases, are self-evidently global in an age of rapid, low-cost air travel. Many more reflect the influence of transnational economic integration ('globalization') and its effects on national economies, societies and health systems. In still other cases, like non-communicable diseases in most low- and middle-income countries, the lack of impact on the interests of more powerful actors outside the borders of the affected areas makes it difficult to generate the concern and action on the part of the global community that may be imperative for ethical reasons. This multinational volume of original contributed papers simultaneously provides an overview of the state of current global health scholarship, reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the field, and highlights the most significant issues for research and policy.

Author : Joshua R. Farris,Charles Taliaferro
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472410962

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology by Joshua R. Farris,Charles Taliaferro Pdf

In recent scholarship there is an emerging interest in the integration of philosophy and theology. Philosophers and theologians address the relationship between body and soul and its implications for theological anthropology. In so doing, philosopher-theologians interact with cognitive science, biological evolution, psychology, and sociology. Reflecting these exciting new developments, The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is a resource for philosophers and theologians, students and scholars, interested in the constructive, critical exploration of a theology of human persons. Throughout this collection of newly authored contributions, key themes are addressed: human agency and grace, the soul, sin and salvation, Christology, glory, feminism, the theology of human nature, and other major themes in theological anthropology in historic as well as contemporary contexts.

Author : Brian J. Graham,Peter Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : 1315613034

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Heritage and Identity by Brian J. Graham,Peter Howard Pdf

Author : Noreen Giffney,Michael O'Rourke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317041894

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Queer Theory by Noreen Giffney,Michael O'Rourke Pdf

This interdisciplinary volume of thirty original essays engages with four key concerns of queer theoretical work - identity, discourse, normativity and relationality. The terms ’queer’ and ’theory’ are put under interrogation by a combination of distinguished and emerging scholars from a wide range of international locations, in an effort to map the relations and disjunctions between them. These contributors are especially attendant to the many theoretical discourses intersecting with queer theory, including feminist theory, LGBT studies, postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis, disability studies, Marxism, poststructuralism, critical race studies and posthumanism, to name a few. This Companion provides an up to the minute snapshot of queer scholarship from the past two decades and identifies many current directions queer theorizing is taking, while also signposting several fruitful avenues for future research. This book is both an invaluable and authoritative resource for scholars and an indispensable teaching tool for use in the classroom.

Author : David Paternotte,Manon Tremblay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317042907

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism by David Paternotte,Manon Tremblay Pdf

The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current research in this subject. Each of the 22 specially commissioned chapters develops and summarises their key issue or debate in relation to activism-that is the claims, strategies and mobilisations (including internal debates and divisions, impediments and state responses) of the lesbian and gay movement. By drawing together leading scholars from political science, sociology, anthropology and history this companion provides an up to the minute snapshot of current scholarship as well as signposting several fruitful avenues for future research. This book is both an invaluable resource for scholars and an indispensable teaching tool for use in the classroom.

Author : Earl Wright II,Edward V. Wallace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317044024

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology by Earl Wright II,Edward V. Wallace Pdf

The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology provides the most up to date exploration and analysis of research focused on Blacks in America. Beginning with an examination of the project of Black Sociology, it offers studies of recent events, including the ‘Stand Your Ground’ killing of Trayvon Martin, the impact of Hurricane Katrina on emerging adults, and efforts to change voting requirements that overwhelmingly affect Blacks, whilst engaging with questions of sexuality and family life, incarceration, health, educational outcomes and racial wage disparities. Inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois’s charge of engaging in objective research that has a positive impact on society, and organised around the themes of Social Inequities, Blacks and Education, Blacks and Health and Future Directions, this timely volume brings together the latest interdisciplinary research to offer a broad overview of the issues currently faced by Blacks in United States. A timely, significant research guide that informs readers on the social, economic and physical condition of Blacks in America, and proposes directions for important future research. The Ashgate Research Companion will appeal to policy makers and scholars of Africana Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Anthropology and Politics, with interests in questions of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, social inequalities, health and education.

Author : David Paternotte,Manon Tremblay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 178539732X

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism by David Paternotte,Manon Tremblay Pdf

The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current research in this subject. By drawing together leading scholars from political science, sociology, anthropology and history this companion provides an up to the minute snapshot of current scholarship as well as signposting several fruitful avenues for future research.

Author : Simon Coleman,Susan B. Hyatt,Ann Kingsolver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317590668

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The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology by Simon Coleman,Susan B. Hyatt,Ann Kingsolver Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology is an invaluable guide and major reference source for students and scholars alike, introducing its readers to key contemporary perspectives and approaches within the field. Written by an experienced international team of contributors, with an interdisciplinary range of essays, this collection provides a powerful overview of the transformations currently affecting anthropology. The volume both addresses the concerns of the discipline and comments on its construction through texts, classroom interactions, engagements with various publics, and changing relations with other academic subjects. Persuasively demonstrating that a number of key contemporary issues can be usefully analyzed through an anthropological lens, the contributors cover important topics such as globalization, law and politics, collaborative archaeology, economics, religion, citizenship and community, health, and the environment. The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology is a fascinating examination of this lively and constantly evolving discipline.

Author : Joshua R. Farris
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317015048

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The Soul of Theological Anthropology by Joshua R. Farris Pdf

Recent research in the philosophy of religion, anthropology, and philosophy of mind has prompted the need for a more integrated, comprehensive, and systematic theology of human nature. This project constructively develops a theological accounting of human persons by drawing from a Cartesian (as a term of art) model of anthropology, which is motivated by a long tradition. As was common among patristics, medievals, and Reformed Scholastics, Farris draws from philosophical resources to articulate Christian doctrine as he approaches theological anthropology. Exploring a substance dualism model, the author highlights relevant theological texts and passages of Scripture, arguing that this model accounts for doctrinal essentials concerning theological anthropology. While Farris is not explicitly interested in thorough critique of materialist ontology, he notes some of the significant problems associated with it. Rather, the present project is an attempt to revitalize the resources found in Cartesianism by responding to some common worries associated with it.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59488327

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Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Sillitoe
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1409445429

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Indigenous Studies and Engaged Anthropology by Paul Sillitoe Pdf

Advancing the rising field of engaged or participatory anthropology that is emerging at the same time as increased opposition from Indigenous peoples to research, this book offers critical reflections on research approaches to-date. The engaged approach seeks to change the researcher-researched relationship fundamentally, to make methods more appropriate and beneficial to communities by involving them as participants in the entire process from choice of research topic onwards. The aim is not only to change power relationships, but also engage with non-academic audiences.