Religion belongs to a set of terms that also includes art and science. Science began as a form of knowledge opposed to religious mysticism, but is now often opposed to the arts.
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In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, we would do well to recall Hegel’s maxim that difference-in-sameness moves history. Max Weber … Continue reading Capitalism, revolution and racism in the US and the world-by Keith Hart
Separation from Europe has opened up the real possibility that the United Kingdom will break up. Scotland is already bent … Continue reading Brexit: Where once was an empire-by Keith Hart
When I first came to Brazil, I quickly became aware of the problem in the educational system here. So, I … Continue reading Measures of Quality Education
This is an opinion piece that some might say loosely fits within the realm of anthropology. And yet, if one … Continue reading Why do Leaders Fail?
Anthropology is the social science that isolates cultural elements, specifies cultural relationships, and characterizes cultural systems by identifying cultural symbols, … Continue reading In Line Quotation
Since the 1960s, there has not been any new innovative advances in the field of anthropology. Although some good work … Continue reading Perennial Narratives in Anthropology
It is not necessary to explain the process by which algae through millions of years of geological time and chemical … Continue reading World’s Most Vital Resource
In the May-June 1993 issue of Wired Magazine, an article on a group of mathematicians advocating a radical, libertarian, cryptographic … Continue reading The War Against Privacy
Although he was a left-wing, socialist president for two consecutive terms, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva demonstrated that a left-wing … Continue reading Decline of Brazil’s Middle Class
In his highly original work, Birth of the Clinic, Foucault focuses his attention on the human experience and the rational … Continue reading Birth of the Pharmaceutical
For decades, investors in advanced economies (AEs) have shaped the evolution of global markets. Research shows that advanced economy investors … Continue reading Changing Global Economies
People are migrating across the globe in unprecedented numbers. More than 200 million people are residing in countries other than … Continue reading Undocumented Migration: a global problem
Within a historical context, ethnography attempts to be holistic in nature based in part on emic views. It is written, … Continue reading Origins and Scope of Thick Ethnography
Some sources claim that one out of every 236 people becomes a victim of human trafficking. Even more startling, sources … Continue reading Human Trafficking: a growing epidemic
Recently, health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a travel alert for Central, South America and the … Continue reading Global Warming: trends and consequences
What are some of the primary concerns of Universal Health and access to quality health care? Among researchers doing studies … Continue reading Intricacies of Universal Health Care
Those who have chosen to become permanent expatriates at some time or another experience a very disturbing and confusing dilemma. … Continue reading Expatriates: Dilemmas and Misconceptions
Recently, I came across an article in Lasa Forum Spring 2013 edition in which Edward Telles and Marcelo Paixão assessed … Continue reading Affirmative Action in Brazil: is it necessary?
Recently, a PhD educated, cultural researcher for a Canadian magazine contacted me about Perspectives’ focus on “open-access publishing, public accessibility … Continue reading Mandate of the Intellectual
Medical anthropology, although considered a subcategory in anthropology, has been making contributions to medicine and public health since the development … Continue reading Indispensability of Medical Anthropology
Any attempt to understand black American men and their relationships with Brazilian women must first consider cultural characteristics and the … Continue reading Black American Men and Brazilian Women
In 2012, Dr. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law, Harvard University Law School lectured at the David Rockefeller … Continue reading US – Brazil Relations: the dynamics of consciousness and empowerment
When I first encountered Lévi-Strauss in graduate school, I thought the title of his monumental work sounded strange. At that … Continue reading Tristes Tropiques: Revisited
Now this is an article that is going to upset a lot of people but at the same time it will cause a lot of people to reflect on something that we so easily take for granted.
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