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Nov 3, 2009
Cultural Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology
By:
Stefan Jeffrey
Cultural anthropology cannot attempt to define a society's culture without studying the very people that belong to it.
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Oct 27, 2009
A Brief History of the Museum
By:
Admassu Kebede
Having its origins in ancient Alexandria, the museum opened its doors to the public in 18th century France and spread in the wake of the great world's fairs.
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Oct 22, 2009
The History of Halloween
By:
Iulia Filip
The origins of Halloween, a secular holiday observed by millions of people every year, can be traced back to ancient Celtic, Roman and Christian rituals.
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Jul 28, 2009
Fishing and Baseball Magic in North America
By:
Jeff Cusack
Baseball in America is full of supernatural practices; while a look at sport fishing shows displays a beliefs similar to those of traditional indigenous fishers.
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Jun 9, 2009
Humans, Landscape, and History
By:
James Jackson
Humans exist in a universe where actions are governed by time and space, resulting in very real consequences for us and our natural environment.
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May 29, 2009
The Pacaa Nova During Times of Hardship
By:
Maureen Zieber
The Pacaa Nova people of Brazil have faced many hardships in their cultural way of life. One attack is the rubber boom, where many people have die due to disease.
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May 29, 2009
Cashinahua Men Versus Cashinahua Women
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Maureen Zieber
Cashinahua men and women have keep themselves separated by jobs for as long as the people can remember. Men are hunters, and women are the caretakers of land and people.
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May 29, 2009
The World of the Cuiva Nation of Columbia
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Maureen Zieber
Life among the missionaries in South America can be difficult. The Cuiva have been able to handle it, as well as with settlers that have been in Columbia for centuries.
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May 18, 2009
Khoisan – Indigenous People of Southern Africa
By:
Fleur Hupston
Known locally as Bushmen, these clans were dispersed from deserts to coastal regions but are now mostly concentrated in the Kalahari desert.
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Mar 13, 2009
Death Customs of Cashinahua and Yanomamö People
By:
Maureen Zieber
Over the centuries, the Yanomamo and Cashinahua people who live deep in the Amazon Rain Forest have evolved their mourning practices in rare and emotional ways.
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Feb 20, 2009
Easter's Pagan Past
By:
Robert Guthrie
As eggs and rabbits start popping up in stores and on the television, it is always valuable to look back and remember where those familiar symbols came from.
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Feb 18, 2009
May Day and the Maypole – Spring Traditions
By:
Robert Guthrie
These traditions and festivals, while no longer widely celebrated, have a rich and complex history, and are worth remembering and the snow melts and spring comes again.
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Feb 8, 2009
Gregory National Park Aboriginal Culture
By:
Susan Pedersen
The first people in northern Australia were part of the land and had responsibilities to look after the land so that it would sustain them. They still do.
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Feb 2, 2009
Gesundheit!
By:
PJ Rooks
Sneezers have been blessed since at least 77 A.D., but those blessings became a papal mandate in 590 A.D. thanks to Pope Gregory and a Roman outbreak of bubonic plague.
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