Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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The application of geomatic technologies in an indigenous context : Amazonian Indians and indigenous land rights
(2003) - ThesisIndigenous people have employed Western analogue techniques (maps, charts, etc) to support their land rights ever since their traditional territories came under threat. Although indigenous groups utilise such tools there ... -
The two shamans and the owner of the cattle : alterity, storytelling and shamanism amongst the Angaité of the Paraguayan Chaco
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06) - ThesisMy thesis examines from an ethnographic account how history has been made, told and interpreted by the Angaité people of the Chaco since the Paraguayan nation-state effectively carried out the colonization of this territory ... -
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.‟ ...