Douglas J Falen
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 101609 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Douglas J Falen |
| PRENOMES | Douglas J |
| SOBRENOME | Falen |
| ASSINATURA | FALEN D J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Agnes Scott College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9279-0489 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Introduction
This essay serves as an introduction to the articles in this special issue, Stranger Races, dealing with how indigenous peoples use the white Other in constructing their identity. I review key issues in anthropological debates over alterity and relations between former colonisers and indigenous peoples. Addressing the hegemony and power related to constructed identities in postcolonial settings, I highlight the ambivalence in alterity. While nega…
Alter(native) Magic
In Benin, as in many postcolonial settings, views of foreign ‘Others’ figure prominently in local discourses about identity and morality. Most of these characterisations centre on whites or other foreigners, known as Yovó in the Fon language of Southern Benin. While Yovós are stereotypically and disapprovingly believed to hold a distaste for African food and culture, they are praised for their production of modern technology, such as airplanes, c…
African Vodun in the Age of Globalization
Hello, Mister Doug
Vodún, Spiritual Insecurity, and Religious Importation in Benin
The Republic of Benin (formerly Dahomey) is known as the African source of New WorldVodouandVoodoo, but the country's religious landscape is best characterized by religious importation. Since precolonial times BeninoisVodúnhas exhibited ongoing amalgamation of deities introduced from neighboring peoples. This essay outlines historicalVodúnimports along with more-recent spiritual influences from abroad. I argue that while Beninois people have alwa…
Allah Made Us
Polygamy
Polygyny and Christian Marriage in Africa
Since the arrival of European missionaries in Africa, there has been charged debate over people's marriage choices. This article outlines the major elements in the academic, theological, and popular discourses on marriage in Africa, focusing on two topics: the conceptual divide between monogamous Christian marriage and African polygyny, and the claim that women automatically prefer monogamy. By comparing the assumptions in the literature with eth…
The 'Other' Gender
While there are undoubtedly real barriers to men doing research on women, these barriers loom larger than they are. Despite the deconstruction of essentialized gender categories, the anthropology of gender and women continue to be the domain of women. This reflexive account of anthropological fieldwork among women in Benin documents the mistakes and successes the author has experienced, while arguing that the challenges exist not only in the fiel…
Introduction to Special Section on Men Doing Anthropology of Women
SCOPUS: ed.j
Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa by Isak Niehaus
Introduction
This essay serves as an introduction to the articles in this special issue, Stranger Races, dealing with how indigenous peoples use the white Other in constructing their identity. I review key issues in anthropological debates over alterity and relations between former colonisers and indigenous peoples. Addressing the hegemony and power related to constructed identities in postcolonial settings, I highlight the ambivalence in alterity. While nega…
Vodún, Spiritual Insecurity, and Religious Importation in Benin
The Republic of Benin (formerly Dahomey) is known as the African source of New WorldVodouandVoodoo, but the country's religious landscape is best characterized by religious importation. Since precolonial times BeninoisVodúnhas exhibited ongoing amalgamation of deities introduced from neighboring peoples. This essay outlines historicalVodúnimports along with more-recent spiritual influences from abroad. I argue that while Beninois people have alwa…
Alter(native) Magic
In Benin, as in many postcolonial settings, views of foreign ‘Others’ figure prominently in local discourses about identity and morality. Most of these characterisations centre on whites or other foreigners, known as Yovó in the Fon language of Southern Benin. While Yovós are stereotypically and disapprovingly believed to hold a distaste for African food and culture, they are praised for their production of modern technology, such as airplanes, c…
Allah Made Us
Introduction to Special Section on Men Doing Anthropology of Women
SCOPUS: ed.j
The 'Other' Gender
While there are undoubtedly real barriers to men doing research on women, these barriers loom larger than they are. Despite the deconstruction of essentialized gender categories, the anthropology of gender and women continue to be the domain of women. This reflexive account of anthropological fieldwork among women in Benin documents the mistakes and successes the author has experienced, while arguing that the challenges exist not only in the fiel…
Polygyny and Christian Marriage in Africa
Since the arrival of European missionaries in Africa, there has been charged debate over people's marriage choices. This article outlines the major elements in the academic, theological, and popular discourses on marriage in Africa, focusing on two topics: the conceptual divide between monogamous Christian marriage and African polygyny, and the claim that women automatically prefer monogamy. By comparing the assumptions in the literature with eth…
The 'Other' Gender
While there are undoubtedly real barriers to men doing research on women, these barriers loom larger than they are. Despite the deconstruction of essentialized gender categories, the anthropology of gender and women continue to be the domain of women. This reflexive account of anthropological fieldwork among women in Benin documents the mistakes and successes the author has experienced, while arguing that the challenges exist not only in the fiel…
Introduction to Special Section on Men Doing Anthropology of Women
SCOPUS: ed.j
Polygamy
Allah Made Us
Vodún, Spiritual Insecurity, and Religious Importation in Benin
The Republic of Benin (formerly Dahomey) is known as the African source of New WorldVodouandVoodoo, but the country's religious landscape is best characterized by religious importation. Since precolonial times BeninoisVodúnhas exhibited ongoing amalgamation of deities introduced from neighboring peoples. This essay outlines historicalVodúnimports along with more-recent spiritual influences from abroad. I argue that while Beninois people have alwa…
African Vodun in the Age of Globalization
Hello, Mister Doug
Introduction
This essay serves as an introduction to the articles in this special issue, Stranger Races, dealing with how indigenous peoples use the white Other in constructing their identity. I review key issues in anthropological debates over alterity and relations between former colonisers and indigenous peoples. Addressing the hegemony and power related to constructed identities in postcolonial settings, I highlight the ambivalence in alterity. While nega…
Alter(native) Magic
In Benin, as in many postcolonial settings, views of foreign ‘Others’ figure prominently in local discourses about identity and morality. Most of these characterisations centre on whites or other foreigners, known as Yovó in the Fon language of Southern Benin. While Yovós are stereotypically and disapprovingly believed to hold a distaste for African food and culture, they are praised for their production of modern technology, such as airplanes, c…
Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa by Isak Niehaus
Sociology (9 obras) · Anthropology (5 obras) · Computer Science (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 obras) · Citation (4 obras) · Gender Studies (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Library science (4 obras) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (3 obras)