Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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The power and the glory : belief, sacramentality and native Andean Catholic priests in Talavera, Peru
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisIn Talavera, a small town in the rural south-central Peruvian Andes, Catholicism is deeply rooted in local institutions, society and history. I explore Talaveran Catholicism primarily through the eyes of the priests and ... -
Making renting right : ethics of economy in the Edinburgh private rented sector
(University of St Andrews, 2018-06-28) - ThesisRecent decades have seen a shift in Scotland in terms of the provision of housing and housing-related services from the public sector to the private sector. In statistical terms, the proportion of Scottish households in ... -
Indigenous routes : interfluves and interpreters in the upper Tapajós river (c. 1750 to c. 1950)
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis thesis is an ethnographic account of the indigenous history and colonization of the upper Tapajós river in Brazil. Research was conducted using archival materials in which I searched for the different conceptualizations ... -
Keep it tight : family, learning and social transformation in New Mexico, United States
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-07) - ThesisThis dissertation examines learning as part of social transformation in a semi-rural town in New Mexico, United States. It incorporates a focus on young people through direct work with children and observations in school ... -
'Homeawayness' : experiencing moments of home among Chinese labour migrants
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisMigration is a major feature of contemporary human life, while making home is ubiquitous. Being away from home creates a space for a migrant to rethink home and to make a home beyond something fixed, spatial, and material. ...