Jeffery L Macdonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 162145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffery L Macdonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffery L |
| FAMILY NAME | Macdonald |
| SIGNATURE | MACDONALD J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Embodying the Spirits Among The Iu-Mien
This paper exploresTaoistrituals among Iu- Mien refugees in the United States and the ways in which Iu-Mien spirit masters provide means of embodiment for the spirits and gods. The Iu-Mien practice over two hundred separate rituals to provide healing, pay the spirits for benefits received, purchase good health, life, children, and wealth from the spirits, provide spirit guardians, and assist souls in their transitions through the Iu-Mien universe…
Refugee Human Rights Explored
Crossing the Minefield: Politics of Refugee Research and Service
For the past seven years I have worked in dual roles as an ethnographic researcher and an applied anthropologist/social worker in the Southeast Asian refugee community in Portland, Oregon. I began doing research within a single ethnic community of Iu-Mien (Yao) refugees from Laos. Like many refugee researchers, I soon became an applied anthropologist, first providing services for the Iu-Mien. Later, I took a position in a refugee resettlement soc…
Inventing Traditions for the New Age: A Case Study of the Earth Energy Tradition
In this article I examine the growth of the New Age movement as an example of an invented tradition similar to those of 19th century nationalists. Unlike earlier inventions, the New Age is global in cultural and political perspective especially in its emphases upon borrowing from many cultures and the interconnectedness of humans and the environment. I focus on a case study of the growth of the earth energies movement as an example of a New Age i…
Inventing Traditions for the New Age: A Case Study of the Earth Energy Tradition
In this article I examine the growth of the New Age movement as an example of an invented tradition similar to those of 19th century nationalists. Unlike earlier inventions, the New Age is global in cultural and political perspective especially in its emphases upon borrowing from many cultures and the interconnectedness of humans and the environment. I focus on a case study of the growth of the earth energies movement as an example of a New Age i…
Embodying the Spirits Among The Iu-Mien
This paper exploresTaoistrituals among Iu- Mien refugees in the United States and the ways in which Iu-Mien spirit masters provide means of embodiment for the spirits and gods. The Iu-Mien practice over two hundred separate rituals to provide healing, pay the spirits for benefits received, purchase good health, life, children, and wealth from the spirits, provide spirit guardians, and assist souls in their transitions through the Iu-Mien universe…
Inventing Traditions for the New Age: A Case Study of the Earth Energy Tradition
In this article I examine the growth of the New Age movement as an example of an invented tradition similar to those of 19th century nationalists. Unlike earlier inventions, the New Age is global in cultural and political perspective especially in its emphases upon borrowing from many cultures and the interconnectedness of humans and the environment. I focus on a case study of the growth of the earth energies movement as an example of a New Age i…
Crossing the Minefield: Politics of Refugee Research and Service
For the past seven years I have worked in dual roles as an ethnographic researcher and an applied anthropologist/social worker in the Southeast Asian refugee community in Portland, Oregon. I began doing research within a single ethnic community of Iu-Mien (Yao) refugees from Laos. Like many refugee researchers, I soon became an applied anthropologist, first providing services for the Iu-Mien. Later, I took a position in a refugee resettlement soc…
Refugee Human Rights Explored
Embodying the Spirits Among The Iu-Mien
This paper exploresTaoistrituals among Iu- Mien refugees in the United States and the ways in which Iu-Mien spirit masters provide means of embodiment for the spirits and gods. The Iu-Mien practice over two hundred separate rituals to provide healing, pay the spirits for benefits received, purchase good health, life, children, and wealth from the spirits, provide spirit guardians, and assist souls in their transitions through the Iu-Mien universe…
Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works)