Social Anthropology: Recent submissions
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By being human : an anthropological inquiry into the dimension and potential of consciousness in the context of spiritual practice
(University of St Andrews, 2009) - ThesisThe research explores the concept of human consciousness and its being experienced in a particular social context, focusing on consciousness’s ‘highest potential’ as described in both ancient Buddhist Philosophy and more ... -
Kinship and the saturation of life among the Kuna of Panamá
(University of St Andrews, 2010-05) - ThesisThis thesis is an ethnographic analysis of kinship among the Kuna of the San Blas Archipelago of eastern Panamá, which focuses on the creation of bodies and persons. San Blas island villages are characterized by a compact ... -
Shades of Jewishness : the creation and maintenance of a liberal Jewish community in post-Shoah Germany
(University of St Andrews, 2009) - ThesisThis PhD thesis focuses on the creation and maintenance of the liberal Jewish community in present day Cologne, Germany. The community has the telling name Gescher LaMassoret, which translates into „Bridge to Tradition.‟ ... -
Relations that unite and divide : a study of Freedom of Information legislation and transparency in Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2009-06-23) - ThesisThis research (the first long-term ethnographic study of FOI in Britain) investigates concepts at the heart of FOI - transparency, trust, secrecy, truth, private, public, power and agency. Eighteen months participant ... -
Syntactic relations in San Martin Quechua
(University of St Andrews, 1977) - ThesisLinguistic description has been described as "the application of a particular linguistic theory to a selected field of linguistic phenomena". The thesis presented here offers a partial application of Axiomatic Functionalism, ...