James Steel Thayer
Biographic Data
| ID | 118840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Steel Thayer |
| GIVEN NAMES | James Steel |
| FAMILY NAME | Thayer |
| SIGNATURE | THAYER J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Dissenting View of Creole Culture in Sierra Leone
J. S. Thayer - Une approche non-conventionnelle de la culture des Créoles de Sierra Leone. La plupart des travaux sur les Créoles (Krios) de Sierra Leone mettent l'accent sur le caractère élitaire de ce groupe. Cet article, qui repose sur une recherche de terrain, traite des paysans et des ouvriers créoles vivant dans les villages surplombant Freetown. L'auteur s'attache à étudier plusieurs aspects de la vie villageoise créole, en particulier, l'…
Nature, culture, and the supernatural among the Susu
All cultures deal with the fundamental categories of nature and culture in the formation of their world views, which are inevitably cast in religious terms and categories. The Susu, a Muslim people of the Guinea Coast of West Africa, make unusually strict distinctions between the realms of culture and nature, revealed in their attitude and actions toward animals, the bush and the forest, agriculture, women, and children. The Susu strongly depreca…
The Berdache of the Northern Plains
First, this paper points out the limitations of previous work on the berdache. Second, the paper shows how the berdache, far from being a cultural curio, was integrated within the vision-quest--guardian-spirit religious complex, ritual activities, and sacred societies. Third, the paper shows that the principal tribal groups of the northern plains had a worldview which integrated the berdache intellectually and ritually within the life of women. T…
Nature, culture, and the supernatural among the Susu
All cultures deal with the fundamental categories of nature and culture in the formation of their world views, which are inevitably cast in religious terms and categories. The Susu, a Muslim people of the Guinea Coast of West Africa, make unusually strict distinctions between the realms of culture and nature, revealed in their attitude and actions toward animals, the bush and the forest, agriculture, women, and children. The Susu strongly depreca…
The Berdache of the Northern Plains
First, this paper points out the limitations of previous work on the berdache. Second, the paper shows how the berdache, far from being a cultural curio, was integrated within the vision-quest--guardian-spirit religious complex, ritual activities, and sacred societies. Third, the paper shows that the principal tribal groups of the northern plains had a worldview which integrated the berdache intellectually and ritually within the life of women. T…
A Dissenting View of Creole Culture in Sierra Leone
J. S. Thayer - Une approche non-conventionnelle de la culture des Créoles de Sierra Leone. La plupart des travaux sur les Créoles (Krios) de Sierra Leone mettent l'accent sur le caractère élitaire de ce groupe. Cet article, qui repose sur une recherche de terrain, traite des paysans et des ouvriers créoles vivant dans les villages surplombant Freetown. L'auteur s'attache à étudier plusieurs aspects de la vie villageoise créole, en particulier, l'…
The Berdache of the Northern Plains
First, this paper points out the limitations of previous work on the berdache. Second, the paper shows how the berdache, far from being a cultural curio, was integrated within the vision-quest--guardian-spirit religious complex, ritual activities, and sacred societies. Third, the paper shows that the principal tribal groups of the northern plains had a worldview which integrated the berdache intellectually and ritually within the life of women. T…
Nature, culture, and the supernatural among the Susu
All cultures deal with the fundamental categories of nature and culture in the formation of their world views, which are inevitably cast in religious terms and categories. The Susu, a Muslim people of the Guinea Coast of West Africa, make unusually strict distinctions between the realms of culture and nature, revealed in their attitude and actions toward animals, the bush and the forest, agriculture, women, and children. The Susu strongly depreca…
A Dissenting View of Creole Culture in Sierra Leone
J. S. Thayer - Une approche non-conventionnelle de la culture des Créoles de Sierra Leone. La plupart des travaux sur les Créoles (Krios) de Sierra Leone mettent l'accent sur le caractère élitaire de ce groupe. Cet article, qui repose sur une recherche de terrain, traite des paysans et des ouvriers créoles vivant dans les villages surplombant Freetown. L'auteur s'attache à étudier plusieurs aspects de la vie villageoise créole, en particulier, l'…
Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)