Antrocom: Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 7

- Table of Contents (page 5)
- I Re tragici di Israele: la narrazione delle origini della monarchia in Israele come problema storico (Marco Menicocci) (page 6)
- Una questione metodologica: leggere i documenti (page 6)
- Il problema e le ipotesi di lavoro (page 7)
- 1- I cicli delle premesse incomplete (page 7)
- Il ciclio del re che non puo essere: Gedeone (page 7)
- Il ciclio del re senza dio: Abimelech (page 9)
- 2- Saul: il ciclio degli errori (page 10)
- La regalita sottratta a Yhwh: il primo re (page 10)
- Follia e violazioni: il re al contratio (page 11)
- Spirito e possessioni (page 13)
- 3- Il ciclio delle mogli (page 14)
- Le sventure di Mikal (page 14)
- La logica delle mogli (page 14)
- 4- Il ciclio di David (page 15)
- L'iniziazione di un re (page 15)
- Invasioni generazionali e la correttee successione (page 16)
- 5- Conclusione (page 17)
- Il paradosso del re umano (page 17)
- Riferimenti Bibliografici (page 18)
- Sul rapporto tra Athena e Medusa (Igor Baglioni) (page 20)
- Contrastive Study of "Time" in Iranian-Indian Mythology (Bibiaghdas Asghari, Annapurna M) (page 24)
- Abstract (page 24)
- Introduction (page 24)
- Purposes of Study (page 25)
- 1. Time in Indian Mythology (The Hindi Divisions of Time) (page 25)
- 2. Time in Iranian Mythology (The Iranian Divisions of Time) (page 28)
- Discussion and Conclusion (page 30)
- Bibliography (page 33)
- Micro-Etnografia notturna: Riflessioni di un antropologo in discoteca (Alessandro Testa) (page 36)
- Bibliografia indicativa (page 39)
- Royal Anthropological Institute or Royal Academy? Post-Modern Anthropology as Contemporary Art (Edward Dutton) (page 40)
- Abstract (page 40)
- Introduction (page 40)
- Defining Our Terms (page 41)
- The Relationship between Religion and Art (page 42)
- Margaret Mead's Ethnographies as Art (page 43)
- On the challenge - and beauty - of (contemporary) anthropology (page 44)
- Contemporary Anthropology and Contemporary Art (page 47)
- Conclusion (page 47)
- References (page 48)
- "One Culture - Many Perspectives": Understanding Cultural Diversity through Rural Livelihoods: A Reflection from the Rural Craft Communities in Kandy, Sri Lanka (Chandima Dilhani Daskon) (page 50)
- Abstact (page 50)
- Introduction (page 50)
- Why rural livelihoods? (page 51)
- Different perspectives of culture (page 52)
- Sri Lankan village life - Kandyan region (page 53)
- Rural perceptions - defining culture through village livelihoods (page 55)
- Explaining different perspectives of culture (page 56)
- Conclusion (page 58)
- References (page 60)
- Does Indigenous Knowledge Have Anything to Deal with Sustainable Development? (Ashok Das Gupta) (page 64)
- Knowledge as a Part of Culture (page 64)
- Indigenous Knowledge System (page 65)
- Role of Indigenous Knowledge System in Sustainable Development (page 66)
- Discussion (page 67)
- Conclusion (page 68)
- References (page 69)
- The Rebellion in Heaven: The Beginning (Maximiliano E. Korstanje) (page 70)
- Abstract (page 70)
- Introduction (page 70)
- The Influence of Myths in the Social World (page 71)
- The Millenarism (page 71)
- The History of Devil (page 72)
- Understanding the Origin of Lucifer (page 73)
- The Role of Purity and Fertility (page 75)
- Creation and Fallen Angels (page 75)
- Conclusion (page 77)
- References (page 78)
- Secondary Burial of the Chakpa Lois of Phayeng Village, Manipur, India (Hoabijam Vokendro Singh) (page 80)
- Abstract (page 80)
- Introduction (page 80)
- Death Rituals Among the Lois of Phayeng (page 80)
- Mode of Disposal of Death (page 81)
- Rite of Purification (page 81)
- Conclusion (page 82)
- References (page 82)
- Appraisal of Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Central Indian Population: A Case Control Study (Rama Lakshmi G, Bandyopadhyay SS, Bhaskar LVKS, Sharma Madhubala, Rao Raghavendra V) (page 84)
- Abstract (page 84)
- Introduction (page 84)
- Subjects and Method (page 85)
- Subjects (page 85)
- Methods (page 85)
- Results (page 86)
- Discussion (page 86)
- Acknowledgements (page 89)
- References (page 90)
- Natural Selection Intensity in Settibalija, A Mendelian Human Population from Sotuh India (Deva SRS Prakash and Godi Sudhakar) (page 92)
- Abstract (page 92)
- Introduction (page 92)
- Materials and Methods (page 92)
- Results and Discussion (page 93)
- References (page 94)
- Obesity, Diabetes and the Thrifty Gene: The Case of the Pima (Flavia Busatta) (page 96)
- Bibliography (page 103)
- Appendix (page 106)
- Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of PARKIN Gene in Ten Indian Populations (Jaya Sanyal, LVKS Bhaskar, Avishek Chatterjee, Biswanath Sarkar, Bidhan Chandra Ray, Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao) (page 110)
- Abstract (page 110)
- Introduction (page 110)
- Materials and Methods (page 111)
- PARKIN genotyping (page 111)
- Statistical Analysis (page 111)
- Results (page 113)
- Discussion (page 114)
- References (page 117)
- A Comparative Study on the Dermatoglyphic of Homos and Normal Meiteis of Manipur (Haobijam Vokendro and Sapam Chanu Phareda) (page 120)
- Abstract (page 120)
- Introduction (page 120)
- Materials and Methods (page 120)
- Results and Discussion (page 120)
- Conclusion (page 123)
- References (page 123)
- Ethanol re-precipitation removes PCR inhibitors from Ancient DNA extract (Rajeev Kumar Pandey, Deepankar Pratap Singh, Godhi Sudhakar, Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao) (page 124)
- Abstract (page 124)
- Introduction (page 124)
- MATERIALS AND METHODS (page 125)
- Ancient specimens (page 125)
- Contamination Precautions (page 125)
- DNA Extraction (page 125)
- Re-precipitation of DNA extracts (page 126)
- PCR and Sequencing (page 126)
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (page 126)
- Acknowledgements (page 128)
- References (page 128)
- Prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors among Nomad Tribe groups: Screening of Hypertension, Adiposities and ABO Blood Group amogn Select Nomad Tribes of Rajasthan, Indian (Bandana Sachdev) (page 130)
- Abstract (page 130)
- Introduction (page 130)
- Methods (page 130)
- Results (page 131)
- Discussion (page 135)
- Conclusion (page 136)
- Acknowledgements (page 136)
- References (page 136)
- Perceiving Pain: Health, Culture and Ritual (Dan E. Houser, Gerald W. Zamponi) (page 138)
- Abstract (page 138)
- Bibliography (page 141)
- Gender Inequality as Cultural Diversity: Lessons from a Field School Program in Fiji (Sharyn Jones, Loretta A. Cormier, and Lisa R. Baker) (page 142)
- Abstract (page 142)
- Background (page 143)
- Gender Relations in Fiji (page 144)
- Educational Evaluation (page 144)
- Evaluation Design (page 144)
- Methods (page 145)
- Data analysis (page 145)
- Participants (page 145)
- Survey Results (page 145)
- CSAI Results (page 147)
- Focus Group Results (page 148)
- Evaluation and Interpretations (page 150)
- Unexpected Difficulties and Concluding Thoughts (page 151)
- Acknowledgements (page 151)
- References Cited (page 152)
- The Struggling Tharu Youth: Study of Awareness among the Tharu Tribe of India (Subhash Chandra Verma) (page 154)
- Introduction (page 154)
- Methodology (page 155)
- Description (page 155)
- Educational Awareness (page 155)
- Status of awareness about employment (page 157)
- Status of awareness about technology and communication (page 158)
- Status of awareness about health (page 159)
- Status of political awareness (page 160)
- Social changes and youth awareness (page 161)
- Conclusion (page 161)
- Acknowledgements (page 162)
- References (page 162)
- To Be a Valenzano: When Jewellry Production is Local Identity (Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco) (page 164)
- A theoretical premise (page 164)
- A Palestinian Valenzano (page 165)
- Unravelling an identity: residentiality and work (page 166)
- The socioeconomic roots of an identity (page 167)
- Becoming part of the network (page 168)
- An ethnographic solution (page 168)
- Conclusions (page 169)
- Bibliographic References (page 170)
- Former British Colony: Mauritians in the Face of Globalisation (Sylvie Maurer) (page 172)
- Abstract (page 172)
- General Introduction (page 172)
- Globalisation: Definition(s) (page 173)
- Questions (page 173)
- Methodologies and Difficulties (page 174)
- Working Plan (page 174)
- Globalisation as part of Mauritius' Historical Background (page 175)
- General historical background (page 175)
- Facts concerning Mauritius (page 175)
- The result of global waves of immigration (page 175)
- National Identity and Globalisation: Overview (page 176)
- The Economy: an overview since 1968 (page 176)
- Globalisation: Constructing Mauritian Economic Identity (page 177)
- Globalisation and culture in Mauritius (page 177)
- Mauritian Diversity versus Globalisation: Overview (page 179)
- Globalisation: the situation in Mauritius (page 179)
- Conclusion (page 180)
- Bibliography (page 181)
- The Ideas of God, Good and Evil in the Refigured Yoga Practices in Metropolitan area of Buenos Aires City (Argentina) (Mercedes Saizar) (page 182)
- Summary (page 182)
- Introduction (page 182)
- Alternative therapies in Catholic contexts (page 183)
- The concept of God (page 184)
- The concept of ignorance and the moral qualification of the acts (page 184)
- The notion of evil and the capacity to harm (page 185)
- Conclusions (page 186)
- Bibliography (page 187)
- An Ethnographic Note on Khondh, a Primitive Tribe and Valmiki, an Acculturizing Tribe from Andhra Pradesh, India (Y.S. Kusuma, Ph.D & B.V. Babu, Ph.D) (page 188)
- Abstract (page 188)
- Introduction (page 188)
- The Area (page 188)
- Methods (page 189)
- Khondh (page 189)
- Valmiki (page 190)
- Conclusion (page 191)
- References (page 191)
- Il Linguiaggio della Vagina: Antropornologia 1 (Marco Menicocci) (page 192)
- Il corpo come materia (page 192)
- Codici peliferni (page 193)
- Le transformazioni della pornografia (page 195)
- Una cultura visuale di massa (page 196)
- Sesso pulito (page 197)
- Conclusione (page 199)
- Bibliografia (page 201)