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Whorfian Hypothesis
Daniel Casasanto
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Whorfian Hypothesis Introduction The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (a.k.a. the Whorfian hypothesis) concerns the relationship between language and tho...
Willey, Gordon
Damien B. Marken
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Gordon Willey Introduction Gordon Randolph Willey (b. 1913–d. 2002) was an American archaeologist best known for his pioneering studies of New...
Witchcraft
Isak Niehaus
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Witchcraft Introduction Witchcraft refers to a belief in the perpetration of harm by persons through mystical means. The history of witch perse...
Wolf, Eric R.
Josiah McC. Heyman
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Eric R. Wolf Introduction Eric R. Wolf (b. 1923–d. 1999) received a BA in anthropology from Queens College, City University of New York, and a ...
Writing Culture
Olaf Zenker
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Writing Culture Introduction Writing Culture is the title of a highly influential volume, edited by James Clifford and George Marcus in 1986...
Youth Culture
Shalini Shankar
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Youth Culture Introduction The anthropological study of youth began as part of broader inquiries about life cycle, ritual, personhood, and gen...
Zora Neale Hurston and Visual Anthropology
Autumn Womack
Subject: Anthropology »
Date Added: 2020-01-15
Zora Neale Hurston and Visual AnthropologyIntroductionIn 1925, shortly after arriving in New York City, Zora Neale Hurston enrolled in Barnard College...
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