William E Mitchell
Biographic Data
| ID | 74806 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William E Mitchell |
| GIVEN NAMES | William E |
| FAMILY NAME | Mitchell |
| SIGNATURE | MITCHELL W E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vermont |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
War Shields of the Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
The usefulness of the term ‘ethnolinguistic group’, as a construct suggesting that ‘differences in language automatically translate into differences in culture’, has been questioned by Welsch, Terrel and Nadolski (1992). Not many researchers would insist on the term ‘automatically’, but would nevertheless support an argument for a strong correlation between material culture and language. As a contribution to this debate, we discuss two types of w…
Rhoda Bubendy Metraux (1914-2003)
The Ethnography of Change in New Guinea
Clowning as Critical Practice
The work of the clown is avowedly political - passionately opinionated about the human condition and, via parody and burlesque, breaks the frames of proper behaviour to instruct, criticise and transform. Whether the clowning performance is a critique of others' actions, appearances and beliefs, or initiated to effect a cultural transformation, the clown is a political force that commands recognition. By focusing on the practice of clowning in the…
Big Men and Great Men
Sepik Heritage
Social/Cultural Anthropology
An Error in Judgement
Social/Cultural Anthropology
The Defeat of Hierarchy
Along with the anthropological neglect of negative reciprocal exchange, scant attention has been given to Melanesian exchange systems that work to defeat the construction of hierarchy. Sahlins' classical model of reciprocity is critically examined and a more logically consistent approach offered. Wape gambling is identified as generalized negative reciprocity and interpreted as complementary to the Wape traditional exchange system in the preserva…
The Making of Great Men
General/Theoretical Anthropology
Seplk River Societies
Cultural/Applied
Mishpokhe
Mishpokhe
The Living, Dead, and Dying
The Bamboo Fire
On Keeping Equal
The culture of the Wape, a people living in the Torricelli mountains and Aitape foothills, is characterized by relatively uniform adult male status. This paper analyzes the cultural constructs and practices that support and maintain Wape egalitarianism, including ecological, economic, ritual and kinship factors. The implications of these findings are briefly explored for their relationship to newly introduced activities and modes of behavior
Sorcellerie chamanique
Anthropologists writing on Oceania tend to classify most forms of malevolent magic as sorcery. Witchcraft appears to be a relatively rare phenomenon. Within the framework of a general psychosocial theory regarding the human predisposition to create images of the "Omnipotent Other", of which the witch is culturally preeminent, Melanesian sanguma is interpreted not as a form of sorcery but as witchcraft. Among the Lujere people of the upper Sepik R…
General and Theoretical
Reply to Weidman
Response to Richard Scaglion
Changing Others
Stone Age Crisis
The Defeat of Hierarchy
Along with the anthropological neglect of negative reciprocal exchange, scant attention has been given to Melanesian exchange systems that work to defeat the construction of hierarchy. Sahlins' classical model of reciprocity is critically examined and a more logically consistent approach offered. Wape gambling is identified as generalized negative reciprocity and interpreted as complementary to the Wape traditional exchange system in the preserva…
Theoretical Problems in the Concept of Kindred1
Clowning as Critical Practice
The work of the clown is avowedly political - passionately opinionated about the human condition and, via parody and burlesque, breaks the frames of proper behaviour to instruct, criticise and transform. Whether the clowning performance is a critique of others' actions, appearances and beliefs, or initiated to effect a cultural transformation, the clown is a political force that commands recognition. By focusing on the practice of clowning in the…
Changing Others
Kinship and Casework
Amicatherapy
On Keeping Equal
The culture of the Wape, a people living in the Torricelli mountains and Aitape foothills, is characterized by relatively uniform adult male status. This paper analyzes the cultural constructs and practices that support and maintain Wape egalitarianism, including ecological, economic, ritual and kinship factors. The implications of these findings are briefly explored for their relationship to newly introduced activities and modes of behavior
The Kindred and Baby Bathing in Academe
Rhoda Bubendy Metraux (1914-2003)
Big Men and Great Men
Seplk River Societies
Sorcellerie chamanique
Anthropologists writing on Oceania tend to classify most forms of malevolent magic as sorcery. Witchcraft appears to be a relatively rare phenomenon. Within the framework of a general psychosocial theory regarding the human predisposition to create images of the "Omnipotent Other", of which the witch is culturally preeminent, Melanesian sanguma is interpreted not as a form of sorcery but as witchcraft. Among the Lujere people of the upper Sepik R…
Stone Age Crisis
Proximity Patterns of the Urban Jewish Kindred
Theoretical Problems in the Concept of Kindred1
Proximity Patterns of the Urban Jewish Kindred
The Kindred and Baby Bathing in Academe
Amicatherapy
Kinship and Casework
Kinship and Casework
Amish Society
Big Men and Cargo Cults
Ethnology
Ethnology
Audiovisuals Reviews
General, Applied, and Theoretical
Sorcellerie chamanique
Anthropologists writing on Oceania tend to classify most forms of malevolent magic as sorcery. Witchcraft appears to be a relatively rare phenomenon. Within the framework of a general psychosocial theory regarding the human predisposition to create images of the "Omnipotent Other", of which the witch is culturally preeminent, Melanesian sanguma is interpreted not as a form of sorcery but as witchcraft. Among the Lujere people of the upper Sepik R…
General and Theoretical
Reply to Weidman
Response to Richard Scaglion
Changing Others
Stone Age Crisis
On Keeping Equal
The culture of the Wape, a people living in the Torricelli mountains and Aitape foothills, is characterized by relatively uniform adult male status. This paper analyzes the cultural constructs and practices that support and maintain Wape egalitarianism, including ecological, economic, ritual and kinship factors. The implications of these findings are briefly explored for their relationship to newly introduced activities and modes of behavior
The Bamboo Fire
The Living, Dead, and Dying
Mishpokhe
Mishpokhe
Cultural/Applied
Seplk River Societies
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