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Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land (New Aproaches to Anthropological Archaeology)

March 5, 2012 – 6:23 pm

Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land (New Aproaches to Anthropological Archaeology)

Leading archaeologists working in Israel and Jordan present timely and concise summaries of the archaeology of the region. Each contributor outlines the cultural transitions, and provides maps and illustrations highlighting the sites and the major artifacts. Chapters focus on major social controversies: the agricultural revolution, the Israelite conquest of Canaan, and ancient metal working and social change.
Leading archaeologists working in Israel and Jordan present timely and concise summaries of the archaeology of the region. Each contributor outlines the cultural transitions, and provides maps and illustrations highlighting the sites and the major artifacts. Chapters focus on major social controversies: the agricultural revolution, the Israelite conquest of Canaan, and ancient metal working and social change.

Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land (New Aproaches to Anthropological Archaeology)

Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land (New Aproaches to Anthropological Archaeology)
Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land (New Aproaches to Anthropological Archaeology)
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Medicine & Health Sciences

Medicine, Rationality and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)

March 1, 2012 – 10:17 pm

Medicine, Rationality and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)

Medicine supposedly offers a scientific account of the human body and of illness, and it follows that scientific medicine treats all forms of folk medicine as little more than superstitious practices. Professor Good argues that this impoverished perspective neglects many facets of Western medical practice and obscures its kinship with healing in other traditions. Drawing on his own anthropological research in America and the Middle East, his analysis of illness and medicine explores the role of cultural factors in the experience of illness and the practice of medicine.
Medicine supposedly offers a scientific account of the human body and of illness, and it follows that scientific medicine treats all forms of folk medicine as little more than superstitious practices. Professor Good argues that this impoverished perspective neglects many facets of Western medical practice and obscures its kinship with healing in other traditions. Drawing on his own anthropological research in America and the Middle East, his analysis of illness and medicine explores the role of cultural factors in the experience of illness and the practice of medicine.

Medicine, Rationality and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)

Medicine, Rationality and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)
Medicine, Rationality and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)
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Education

Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Third Edition

February 15, 2012 – 6:02 pm

Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Third Edition

This comprehensive anthology presents 40 readings that are critical to an understanding of anthropological theory and the development of anthropology as an academic discipline. The readings have broad anthropological appeal, emphasizing social and cultural anthropology.

The third edition has been completely revised throughout and organized to work more closely alongside the companion overview text, A History of Anthropological Theory. It includes six new readings as well as two original essays written by contemporary anthropologists on “Why Theory Matters.” These new essays help ground the more abstract readings in the collection. The glossary has been significantly expanded and the discussion questions have been revised. The result is a volume that offers not only a strong foundation in the history of the discipline but also a good overview of developments in twentieth- and twenty-first-century anthropological theory, including feminist anthropology, postmodernity, medical anthropology, globalization, postcolonialism, and public anthropology.

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