Against Exoticism

Against ExoticismAnthropology begins in the encounter with the exotic: what stands outside ofand challengesconventional or established understandings. This volume confronts the distortions of orientalism, ethnocentrism, and romantic nostalgia to expose exoticism, defined as the construction of false and unsubstantiated difference. Its aim is to re found the importance of the exotic in the development of anthropological knowledge and to overcome methodological dualisms

civil society actors

Sachedina compares the Judeo-Christian conception of Messiah and the Shi'ite conception of Mahdi and discusses the developing relationship between the Shi'ite Muslims and political regimes

provides learning objectives to facilitate use by course instructors in health psychology

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and a variety of activities are proposed

Brings together world religion scholars and creative international economists to address the current eco-crisis

and offering entry points into assessing one's ethical and socially just involvement with surveillance

the value of devolving power to the local level

The first part discusses the Kabbalist as a person: the personal transmission of Kabbalistic traditions

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the struggle for a literate

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