Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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Mimesis, mirror and mask : modern imaginaries of self and other
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisThis dissertation set out to investigate the thesis that the Modern Western Self has "created" Self as a self-creating, creative category, and in denying all possibilities of originality to the Other, has "created" the ... -
Curandeirismo in the Reconcavo of Bahia : a study in cultural syncretism based on the fusion of African, indigenous and European curing practices
(University of St Andrews, 1976) - ThesisThe study records thaumaturgic methods of curing and preventing illness and misfortune as practiced by curandeiros (curers, folk doctors) using an ethnographic-linguistic approach based on fieldwork in the Reconcavo area ... -
An anthropology of the 'New Age' : with special reference to Glastonbury, Somerset
(University of St Andrews, 1992) - ThesisThis thesis is an anthropological study of the New Age movement, in the area of Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is based upon one year's participant observation in Glastonbury from October 1989 to November 1990. The ... -
Discussing "human rights" : an anthropological exposition on "human rights" discourse
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisThis thesis examines how the displaced Sudanese in Egypt, Kenya, and the United Kingdom discuss the topic of "Human Rights". Whereas many studies on "Human Rights" are primarily concerned with the opinions of outsiders, ... -
The implications of manioc cultivation in the culture and mythology of the Machiguenga of South Eastern Peru
(University of St Andrews, 1986) - ThesisThe aim of this thesis to effect an introduction to the place of manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in the culture of the Machiguenga Indians of the Peruvian rain forest. The main substance of my work finds its focus in a ...