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| Title: | Lambda Alpha Journal, v.37 (complete version) |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology |
| Series/Report no.: | LAJ
v.37 |
| Abstract: | This volume presents seven papers with topics in cultural, archaeological and biological
anthropology as well as book and article reviews.
In the first paper, Danielle Deemer discusses how local knowledge is used to understand
the causes of youth outmigration in rural areas. David Bailey II explores the influence
of Buddhism in Sri Lanka’s identity making. The concept of identity is also
addressed by Gennie Thi Nguyen. In her paper, Vietnamese foodways is the unit of
analysis, as it functions to maintain and transform cultural identity. M. Lynne Thompson
examines if the religion Psychiana exhibits the primary components of a revitalization
movement as defined by Anthony F. C. Wallace. The Katsina Cult, as explained
by Ashley Atkins is not only understood in the religious sphere, but it should also be
explained within the political sphere. Kristina Countryman analyzes the development
of ancient Mesopotamia in terms of Multilinear Evolution Theory. Lastly, Alexia
Dovas explores three theories as to why the Aztecs converted to Catholicism. For the first time, journal includes abstracts of the 9th Annual Lambda Alpha Symposium (Spring 2007). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2146 |
| ISSN: | 0047-3928 |
| Appears in Collections: | Lambda Alpha Journal, v.37, 2007
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