Scholars have converged on a theory that ritual involves poetically dense figuration of
macrocosmic order in microcosmic action. I illustrate this by surveying work on how ritual …

In this ground-breaking book, Judy Atkinson skilfully and sensitively takes readers into the
depths of sadness and despair and, at the same time, raises us to the heights of celebration …

There are good reasons to argue that grief is, in a sense, innate-a natural and universal
reaction to the death of someone to whom one feels close. However, a study of patterns of …

In this brief history of warfare research, I identify four major periods: Foundation Period,
Classical Period, Golden Age, and Recent Period. The myth of the peaceful savage arose in …

Increasingly, Indigenous people are being drawn into global networks. In the long term,
cultural isolation is unlikely to be a viable—even if sometimes desired—option, so how can …

The museum boom, with its accompanying objectification and politicization of culture, finds
its counterpart in the growing interest by social scientists in material culture, much of which is …

In a break from the contemporary focus on the law's response to inter-racial crime, the
authors examine the law's approach to the victimization of one Indigenous person by …

Indigenous museums and cultural centres have sprung up across the developing world, and
particularly in the Southwest Pacific. They derive from a number of motives, ranging from the …

Dance anthropologists and ethnomusicologists are trained to treat the labels 'dance'and
'music'with caution, because the terms carry preconceptions that may mask significant …

In the Netherlands, since the year 2000, over 150 monuments have been established for
stillborn children. Drawing on theory-based direct observation of the related death rituals …