Science, Magic and Religion by Mary Bouquet
Museums have been recognized as important institutions of western cultural and social life. This volume explores a range of contemporary museums in Europe and Africa. The case studies examine the different ways in which various actors involved in cultural production dramatize and ritualize such sites.-
Footprints in Paradise
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Learning From the Children
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Transnational Families, Migration and Gender
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Rebordering the Mediterranean
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Morals of Legitimacy
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Mastering Soldiers
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The Great Immigration
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Recalling the Belgian Congo
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Coping with Tourists
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Communities of Faith
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Simulated Dreams
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A Sentimental Economy
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After Socialism
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Tourism and Informal Encounters in Cuba
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The Bounded Field
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The Nomads of Mykonos
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Diasporic Generations
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Who Owns the Past?
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Insiders and Outsiders
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The Hegemonic Male
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Immigrants and Bureaucrats
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The Franco-Mauritian Elite
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A Venetian Island
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Defiance and Compliance
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Bodies of Evidence
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Academic Anthropology and the Museum
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The Feeling of the Fall
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Nursing Stories
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Crossing European Boundaries
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Envisioning Eden
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Great Expectations
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A Goddess in Motion
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Honour and Violence
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Nourishing the Nation
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Documenting Transnational Migration
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Everyday Invisibility
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Facing Discrimination
Mary Bouquet teaches Cultural Anthropology and Museum Studies at Utrecht University College. Her recent publications include Academic Anthropology and the Museum, also published by Berghahn Books (2001).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781571815217 |
| ISBN 10 | 157181521X |
| Title | Science, Magic and Religion |
| Author | Mary Bouquet |
| Series | New Directions In Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books, Incorporated |
| Year published | 2006-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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