The narrative centers on Peter Metcalf's complex interactions with Kasi, a powerful elder in Borneo, who sought to shape his understanding of her community over two decades. Through this personal struggle, the author explores broader themes of anthropology in a post-colonial context, highlighting the challenges and contradictions of fieldwork. The book offers insights that are both approachable for newcomers and thought-provoking for those well-versed in contemporary anthropological critiques.
This revised edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology and religion.
Explains and explores anthropological ideas, key anthropological thinkers, concepts and themes, and the history of anthropological ideas. The author argues that the issues anthropology deals with are all around us - in magazines, newspapers and on television.
Focusing on the efforts of twentieth-century anthropologists, the book explores the documentation of the religions practiced by independent peoples living outside the influences of the global economy and major world religions. It delves into the methodologies and challenges faced by researchers as they sought to understand and record these unique belief systems, highlighting the significance of cultural preservation in a rapidly changing world.
From world-renowned hunting accident investigators comes a riveting volume of true stories from across America in pursuit of a wide variety of game animals, all with one thing in common: One day a party went hunting and on that day lives were forever changed. Reading like impressive ôcrime scene investigation,ö these tales provide hard-learned lessons in hunter safety. From ôThe First Time I Got Shot ... ôto ôThe Bait and Switch,ö the title story itself, and ôThe Last Time I Got Shot ...,ö these are cases of woodcraft gone wrong, fascinating forensics, and lifesaving advice. Hunting and Shooting Related Consultants, LLC, is comprised of Rod Slings from lowa, Keith Byers from Georgia, and Michael Van Durme from New York, all hunting accident investigation leaders in their states. Combined, they have over seventy-five years of law enforcement experience and mire than sixty years of investigating hunting incidents. They are also the leaders in training wildlife officers around the world in these unique skills. Book jacket.