Contemporary Anthropology Essays and Term Papers

A Mythical Analysis Of A Yaqui Way Of Knowledge

In the summer of 1960, Carlos Casteneda, a UCLA anthropology student traveled to the southwest to do research on medicinal plants. While at a bus station, he met an extraordinary man. His name was don Juan Mateus, but I will refer to him as don Juan. Don Juan, a Yaqui "brujo" or shaman, ...

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The Turks And Mongols

In order to discuss the movements of Asiatic peoples into Europe from the first inroad of the Huns to the conquests of the Osmanli Turks in the sixteenth century, it will be necessary to review briefly the events in central and eastern Asia which preceded and precipitated these incursions. From ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Rosa Gallardo May 14,2011 Research Paper Mr. R. Finalayson PM Monday Class African American Literature Their Eyes Were Watching God According to Gale Cenage "Zora Neale Hurston was born Jan. 7, 1903, Eatonville, Florida and later died Jan. 28, 1960, Fort Pierce, Florida. She was an ...

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Tikopia Tribe

Tikopia Tribe of Melanesia Termera Callahan Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Donnie Burnette February 21, 2011 Tikopia are primarily an agricultural society. Their agricultural practice is strongly tied to preserving their population. This is a tribe with a complex social ...

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Veblenian Nightmare

Thorstein Veblen’s “Theory Of The Leisure Class” The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen, first published in 1899, was an economic analysis of contemporary society in America. Veblen’s style and language was considered satirical, but the ideas and content remain fascinating and ...

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