Browsing Lambda Alpha Journal, v.35, 2005 by Type "Article"
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A co-evolutionary look at a host-parasite interaction: sickle cell anemia and malaria
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)This paper discusses sickle cell anemia, malaria, and how the malaria parasites played a role in human evolution by providing protective qualities that insured reproductive success in individuals who carried the sickle ... -
A comparative study between two organizations that integrate religions
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)Author shows that Sunset Spiritualist Church and Camp and Inter-Faith Ministries, two Kansas religious organizations, are more similar than different. They differ in their methods towards creating the utopia future that ... -
Creative commodification of handicrafts, the encounter between the export market and the indigenous weaver: comparisons of Latin American weaving communities
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)Processes of integration of traditional weaving of Latin America to market -
Dowry and marriage ideology in modern-day India: Tradition borne from modernization
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)Author describes a contradictory dynamic of tradition and modernization in contemporary India where antient practice of dowry remains a cultural law despite modernization and anti-dowry legislation. A status of Indian women ... -
Palaces of Minoan Crete
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)Author discusses Minoan palatial forms, their origin, features, and architectural values as the important source of historical and archeological studies. -
Perceptions of malaria among Western populations and the Wandamba of Eastern Africa: A cross-cultural comparison
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)Author describes perceptions of Western and Eatern African (Wandamba) people on malaria, its cause and prevention. -
The setting is not the play: Neanderthals unbound on the European landscape
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)