Social and cultural anthropology

In response to the recent upsurge of interest in the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants, with their promising phenolic compounds, this new book offers an important overview of advances in the applications of flavonoids for health.

This volume explores culture-bound syndromes, defined as a pattern of symptoms (mental, physical, and/or relational) experienced only by members of a specific cultural group and recognized as a disorder by members of those groups, and their coverage in popular culture.

This volume explores culture-bound syndromes, defined as a pattern of symptoms (mental, physical, and/or relational) experienced only by members of a specific cultural group and recognized as a disorder by members of those groups, and their coverage in popular culture.

Tauche ein in die faszinierende Welt von Wicca und entdecke die verborgenen Kräfte, die in dir schlummern.

Despite its pervasive reputation as a place of religious extremes and war, Afghanistan has a complex and varied religious landscape where elements from a broad spectrum of religious belief vie for a place in society.

This book gathers contributions highlighting the role of women in science, with a focus on health and disease.

This edited collection brings together a range of experiences from the field, largely in the context of CSCW and HCI.

This book sets out to try to understand why segregated schooling still exists, especially in northern Italy in South Tyrol where they practice 'separate but equal' education.

All over the world, people get dressed, mostly for the same reasons.

Performing Folk Songs is the first full-length volume to explore English folk singing from the perspective of performance studies.

Performing Folk Songs is the first full-length volume to explore English folk singing from the perspective of performance studies.

Despite its pervasive reputation as a place of religious extremes and war, Afghanistan has a complex and varied religious landscape where elements from a broad spectrum of religious belief vie for a place in society.

Am Beispiel zweier Projekte gemeinschaftlichen Bauens und Wohnens spürt dieses Buch dem Zusammenhang von Architektur und Gesellschaft nach.

Este libro explora dos formas de planeación que se 'articulan' en los denominados planes de desarrollo, mediante una amplia y detallada investigación en cuatro municipios del norte del Cauca.

This book sets out to try to understand why segregated schooling still exists, especially in northern Italy in South Tyrol where they practice 'separate but equal' education.

Devils may be elevated before the eye not only as a luminous lesson to mankind, but as the instigators of evil, to be trodden underfoot.

Embracing Faith and Desire investigates the intersection of gender, sexuality, and religion from an anthropological lens.

Sumérgete en el fascinante mundo del té kombucha a través de "TÉ KOMBUCHA: Cómo elaborarla en tu casa".

This book offers an ethnographic and conceptual analysis of contemporary UFO phenomena, focusing specifically on Chilean ufology and the ufological "e;absurd"e;, nonsensical instances for their experiencers in which there is no conceptual way out.

This book delves into the intricate landscape of respiratory diseases among older people, shedding light on their biosocial encounters while grappling with chronic breathlessness.

This edited volume draws from health communication scholars and offers a depthful examination of the roles vaccination have played and continue to play in contributing to human, community, and transnational protection against infectious diseases.

A professor of nutrition leaves his office and heads into the fields of a local farm to dig deeper into the reality of his food.

Providing an indispensable resource for students and scholars studying the history of medieval women and gender, this book provides a comprehensive depiction of women's lives in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Providing an indispensable resource for students and scholars studying the history of Roman women and gender, this book provides an invaluable introduction to the social, economic, and legal status of women in ancient Rome.

El impactante testimonio y la trayectoria vital del padre Amorth son mundialmente conocidos, pero en esta entrevista con Elisabetta Fezzi, además de profundizar en su fe y amor a Dios y su devoción ferviente por la Virgen María, ofrece una ayuda catequética que nos acerca al discurso firme y profundo del exorcista más famoso del mundo.

Nutrition, whether by eating healthy foods or even with vitamins, is very important .

Was haben die Oberflächenspannung des Wassers, die biologische Zellmembran, die Bildung gesellschaftlicher Gruppen und die psychologische Grenze zwischen Ich und Du gemeinsam?

Health Through Inner Body Cleansing: The Famous F.

What do we mean by semiotic perception?

What do we mean by semiotic perception?

Wunder Workshop founders, Zoe and Tom, present their exploration of healing root spices including turmeric, ginger, galangal, ashwagandha and maca.

A rich, informative and entertaining compendium of weather facts, weather stories and weather-related fun and trivia!

Südamerika durchläuft derzeit hochgradig komplexe politische, soziale und ökonomische Prozesse.

This book brings together a leading team of international experts in arts and global development to showcase effective practice and to explore how this vibrant interdisciplinary field has developed and what the latest research can teach us.

Kashmir Under Sultans introduces the reader to a subject that begins with the foundation of the Sultanate and ends with the conquest of Kashmir by Akbar.

Kashmir Under Sultans introduces the reader to a subject that begins with the foundation of the Sultanate and ends with the conquest of Kashmir by Akbar.

This book explores the 'folk' performance genre of Kobigaan, a dialogic song-theatre form in which performers verse-duel in contemporary West Bengal in India and Bangladesh.

This book explores the 'folk' performance genre of Kobigaan, a dialogic song-theatre form in which performers verse-duel in contemporary West Bengal in India and Bangladesh.

This book offers a portrait of early ethnographic work in the American Arctic, with a focus on understanding the mutual constitution of the Inuit and their early ethnographers.

This book offers a portrait of early ethnographic work in the American Arctic, with a focus on understanding the mutual constitution of the Inuit and their early ethnographers.

Based on extensive fieldwork among espiritistas and their patrons in Havana, this book makes the surprising claim that Spiritist practices are fundamentally a project of developing the self.