Cultural Anthropology
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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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
Cashinahua Men Versus Cashinahua Women
By: 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. more...
The World of the Cuiva Nation of Columbia
By: 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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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