This book discusses what feminist anthropologists have to offer feminist theory in the 1990s. It answers the question Where are the origins of power and difference? by locating these concepts in cultural narratives of sexuality, gender, kinship, race, nation and religion. The essays focus on intersections among kinship, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, religion and gender which make relations of social inequality appear to be logical extensions of a natural order, thereby legitimating and obscuring power.
This book discusses what feminist anthropologists have to offer feminist theory in the 1990s. It answers the question Where are the origins of power a...
Abraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this bold look at the legacy of this biblical and qur'anic story, Carol Delaney explores how the sacrifice rather than the protection of children became the focus of faith, to the point where the abuse and betrayal of children has today become widespread and...
Abraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his de...
"One of the 100 best books of the year." --The Times Literary Supplement Five hundred years after he set sail, Columbus is still a controversial figure in history. Debates portray him either as the hero in the great drama of discovery or as an avaricious glory hunter and ruthless destroyer of indigenous cultures. In Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem, Carol Delaney offers a radically new interpretation of the man and his mission, claiming that the true motivation for his voyages is still widely unknown. Delaney argues that Columbus was inspired to find a western...
"One of the 100 best books of the year." --The Times Literary Supplement Five hundred years after he set sail, Columbus is still a c...
The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing aspects of cultural anthropology to students, features a series of revisions, updates, and new material.
Offers a refreshing alternative to introductory anthropology texts by challenging students to think in new ways and apply cultural learnings to their own lives
Chapters explore key anthropological concepts of human culture including: language, the body, food, and time, and provide an array of cultural examples in...
The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing...
