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New book review: The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan (Nazif Shahrani)

Danny Yee’s Book Reviews

Originally published in 1979, The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan is a study of the peoples of the Wakhan Corridor, the long, narrow portion of Afghanistan that reaches out to touch China. This 2002 edition adds a foreword and an epilogue.

I was only expecting to read parts of The Kirghiz and Wakhi, but I ended up reading it cover to cover. It offers all the pleasures of a well-written ethnography, along with plenty of connections to broader history and anthropology. >> continue

Danny Yee's Book Reviews

Originally published in 1979, The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan is a study of the peoples of the Wakhan Corridor, the long, narrow portion of Afghanistan that reaches out to touch China. This 2002 edition adds a…

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Neue Ausgabe von journal-ethnologie.de: Feministische Ansätze in der Ethnologie

Die neueste Ausgabe von Journal Ethnologie 3/2004, der Online-Zeitschrift des Museums der Weltkulturen, Frankfurt am Main, enthaelt folgende Beitrage:

Margrit E. Kaufmann: Geschlecht thematisieren. Feministische Ansätze in der Ethnologie

Susanne Schröter: Frauen in Männerrollen - Ein interkultureller Vergleich

Rita Schäfer: Im Schatten der…

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Tagung “Musik und kulturelle Identität” – Gespräch mit Frieder Reininghaus

Deutschlandfunk

“Historiker, Germanisten, Ethnologen, Kunstgeschichtler wurden eingeladen, um nicht nur methodisch Anregungen zu geben, sondern haben in der Regel sehr viel prägnanter gesprochen als die Musikforscher.”

“Die Musikforschung selbst besteht eigentlich aus drei Disziplinen, die miteinander irgendwie nichts zu tun haben und es ist nie gelungen, die historische Musikforschung, die systematische Musikwissenschaft und die Ethno-Musikologie ernsthaft zu vernetzen. Die reden immer aneinander vorbei und das war natürlich auch in Weimar so.” >> weiter

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"Historiker, Germanisten, Ethnologen, Kunstgeschichtler wurden eingeladen, um nicht nur methodisch Anregungen zu geben, sondern haben in der Regel sehr viel prägnanter gesprochen als die Musikforscher."

"Die Musikforschung selbst besteht eigentlich aus drei Disziplinen, die miteinander irgendwie nichts zu tun haben und…

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Large Dams In India — Temples Or Burial Grounds?

ZNet India interviews anthropologist Angana Chatterji

One of the most controversial “development projects” in recent years is a series of more than 3,000 dams in India’s Narmada River Valley. These dams flood vast areas and displace hundreds of thousands, mostly peasants and adivasi (tribal) people, while promises of relocation and resources usually prove to be illusory.

– National dreams and global capital have created incredible suffering and destroyed not just human life, not just part of our cultural heritage, but also the natural heritage of the Valley, says Angana Chatterji, a Calcutta-born anthropology professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco It is cruel and criminal.

– We drove to Purni, beyond which the land is engulfed by an infinite stretch of gloomy water. Narmada Sagar exemplifies the violence of nation-making in India today — a demonic, calculated rush for homogenized, unsustainable futures. This is what cultural genocide looks like. >> continueSEE ALSO:
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ZNet India interviews anthropologist Angana Chatterji

One of the most controversial "development projects" in recent years is a series of more than 3,000 dams in India’s Narmada River Valley. These dams flood vast areas and displace hundreds of thousands, mostly peasants…

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Interreligiøse studier: Sjeler på vandring – hvordan formes religiøs identitet?

“Kulturell kompleksitet i det nye Norge” heter et nytt forskningsprosjekt ved UiO, der antropologer samarbeider med musikkvitere, teologer, filosofer etc (se tidligere omtale her).

Igår holdt teolog Oddbjørn Leirvik et innlegg om såkalte interreligiøse studier som skal være en del av HUMSAM-prosjektet: Hittil har en studert hver religion hver for seg. Men hva skjer i møtet mellom forskjellige religioner? Det burde også forskes på hvordan religiøs identitet formes i en tid med økt religiøs pluralisme der “sjeler er på vandring”.

Et viktig emne er endringsprosesser, Religionene blir mer og mer polarisert. Det gjelder ikke forholdene mellom kristne og muslimer, mellom innenfor hver religion. I Europa har det dessuten utviklet seg en såkalt “Euro-Islam”. Han mener en kan også skimte utviklingen av en skandinavisk form for islam, der kvinnene har en sentral posisjon.

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Oddbjørn Leirvik: KONTEKSTUELL RELIGIONSDIALOG – i spenninga mellom liberal multikulturalisme og tverr-religiøs aktivisme

Oddbjørn Leirviks spennende hjemmeside med mange tekster om interreligiøs dialog inkl nyhetsklipp

Religionsdialog på norsk – bokanmeldelse

"Kulturell kompleksitet i det nye Norge" heter et nytt forskningsprosjekt ved UiO, der antropologer samarbeider med musikkvitere, teologer, filosofer etc (se tidligere omtale her).

Igår holdt teolog Oddbjørn Leirvik et innlegg om såkalte interreligiøse studier som skal være en del av…

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