Henning Siverts
Biographic Data
| ID | 134691 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henning Siverts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henning |
| FAMILY NAME | Siverts |
| SIGNATURE | SIVERTS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The “Cacique” of K’ankujk’
In an earlier treatment of politics and leadership in Highland Chiapas, it was argued that a certain type of Indian leader is likely to emerge when problems of communication are present in the dealings which take place between Spanish speaking representatives of the Mexican administration and the Indian speaking tribal authorities (Siverts 1964). This form of leadership is based on non-traditional sources of authority and involves. among other th…
Interaction and Grammar
Notes for a History of Peruvian Social Anthropology, 1940-80 [and Comments and Reply]
This article simply attempts to sketch a series of highlights related to the development of social anthropology in Peru in its professional phase, that is, the period since the 1940s, when the teaching and practice of social anthropology became institutionalized in Peruvian universities. It is necessarily a descriptive attempt, presenting the main institutions or specific research or applied projects that became the frame of reference for the for…
Big and Little Traditions in Guatemalan Anthropology [and Comments and Replies]
Anthropological work in Guatemala is seen in terms of two traditions according to whether local or foreign researchers are involved. For exposition purposes and historical reasons, the little tradition is reviewed with reference to Sol Tax's work. Three topics are discussed: (1) definitions and conceptions about the people and their culture, (2) social units, and (3) change. The author's own work is also included in this review. Thus the article …
Ethnography and Ethnology
On Hultkrantz' 'The Aims of Anthropology
Higher Education in Norway
Why Exceptions? The Logic of Cross-Cultural Analysis [and Comments and Reply]
This paper discusses the factors causing exceptions to rules in the social sciences in general and in social anthropology in particular. Exceptions may occur through defective classification by ethnologists. For example, the ethnologist may define the phenomena under consideration poorly. The importance of using operational definitions must therefore be stressed. He may class phenomena in the same category without making sure that their frequency…
Why Exceptions? The Logic of Cross-Cultural Analysis [and Comments and Reply]
This paper discusses the factors causing exceptions to rules in the social sciences in general and in social anthropology in particular. Exceptions may occur through defective classification by ethnologists. For example, the ethnologist may define the phenomena under consideration poorly. The importance of using operational definitions must therefore be stressed. He may class phenomena in the same category without making sure that their frequency…
Notes for a History of Peruvian Social Anthropology, 1940-80 [and Comments and Reply]
This article simply attempts to sketch a series of highlights related to the development of social anthropology in Peru in its professional phase, that is, the period since the 1940s, when the teaching and practice of social anthropology became institutionalized in Peruvian universities. It is necessarily a descriptive attempt, presenting the main institutions or specific research or applied projects that became the frame of reference for the for…
Interaction and Grammar
Big and Little Traditions in Guatemalan Anthropology [and Comments and Replies]
Anthropological work in Guatemala is seen in terms of two traditions according to whether local or foreign researchers are involved. For exposition purposes and historical reasons, the little tradition is reviewed with reference to Sol Tax's work. Three topics are discussed: (1) definitions and conceptions about the people and their culture, (2) social units, and (3) change. The author's own work is also included in this review. Thus the article …
Why Exceptions? The Logic of Cross-Cultural Analysis [and Comments and Reply]
This paper discusses the factors causing exceptions to rules in the social sciences in general and in social anthropology in particular. Exceptions may occur through defective classification by ethnologists. For example, the ethnologist may define the phenomena under consideration poorly. The importance of using operational definitions must therefore be stressed. He may class phenomena in the same category without making sure that their frequency…
Higher Education in Norway
On Hultkrantz' 'The Aims of Anthropology
Ethnography and Ethnology
Big and Little Traditions in Guatemalan Anthropology [and Comments and Replies]
Anthropological work in Guatemala is seen in terms of two traditions according to whether local or foreign researchers are involved. For exposition purposes and historical reasons, the little tradition is reviewed with reference to Sol Tax's work. Three topics are discussed: (1) definitions and conceptions about the people and their culture, (2) social units, and (3) change. The author's own work is also included in this review. Thus the article …
Notes for a History of Peruvian Social Anthropology, 1940-80 [and Comments and Reply]
This article simply attempts to sketch a series of highlights related to the development of social anthropology in Peru in its professional phase, that is, the period since the 1940s, when the teaching and practice of social anthropology became institutionalized in Peruvian universities. It is necessarily a descriptive attempt, presenting the main institutions or specific research or applied projects that became the frame of reference for the for…
Interaction and Grammar
The “Cacique” of K’ankujk’
In an earlier treatment of politics and leadership in Highland Chiapas, it was argued that a certain type of Indian leader is likely to emerge when problems of communication are present in the dealings which take place between Spanish speaking representatives of the Mexican administration and the Indian speaking tribal authorities (Siverts 1964). This form of leadership is based on non-traditional sources of authority and involves. among other th…
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