Christopher F Tilley
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 346412 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Christopher F Tilley |
| NOMBRES | Christopher F |
| APELLIDO | Tilley |
| FIRMA | TILLEY C F |
| AFILIACIONES | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5228-9016 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 105 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1992 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Materializing Stonehenge
This article reviews recent interpretations of Stonehenge in terms of contrasting uses of stone and timber in the mid-3rd millennium BC. It explores the relationship of this enigmatic monument with circles of wood at nearby Durrington Walls and Woodhenge, establishing how these various monuments might have been integrated into a single scheme in which these remarkable structures were linked by artificial avenues and the natural feature of the Riv…
Categories and gatherings
The Universality of Ancestor Worship
A professional malpractice of anthropologists to exaggerate exotic character of other (Bloch 1977:285) has been detrimental to study of cultural universals. This highly regrettable because universals not only exist but are important to any broad conception of task of anthropology (Brown 1991:5). Further, in anthropological study of indigenous religions, a focus on differences has caused an apparently universal aspect of religion to be overlooked:…
On Cultural Group Selection
Sexual access to females as a motivation for joining gangs
Previous theories of gangs have largely ignored a crucial aspect of the motivation young males have for joining gangs: a desire for increased sexual access to females. We first argue that an understanding of the evolutionary psychology of sex and reproductive competition can account for the typical age and sex compositions of gangs. We then review the anecdotal evidence from the gang research literature concerning the role of sexual access to fem…
TAG and ‘post-modernism’
Two organizers of the TAG meeting at Lampeter, December 1991, take issue with Bintliff's view of their intellectual position, starting with the label ‘post-modern’
The Universality of Ancestor Worship
A professional malpractice of anthropologists to exaggerate exotic character of other (Bloch 1977:285) has been detrimental to study of cultural universals. This highly regrettable because universals not only exist but are important to any broad conception of task of anthropology (Brown 1991:5). Further, in anthropological study of indigenous religions, a focus on differences has caused an apparently universal aspect of religion to be overlooked:…
Materializing Stonehenge
This article reviews recent interpretations of Stonehenge in terms of contrasting uses of stone and timber in the mid-3rd millennium BC. It explores the relationship of this enigmatic monument with circles of wood at nearby Durrington Walls and Woodhenge, establishing how these various monuments might have been integrated into a single scheme in which these remarkable structures were linked by artificial avenues and the natural feature of the Riv…
Sexual access to females as a motivation for joining gangs
Previous theories of gangs have largely ignored a crucial aspect of the motivation young males have for joining gangs: a desire for increased sexual access to females. We first argue that an understanding of the evolutionary psychology of sex and reproductive competition can account for the typical age and sex compositions of gangs. We then review the anecdotal evidence from the gang research literature concerning the role of sexual access to fem…
TAG and ‘post-modernism’
Two organizers of the TAG meeting at Lampeter, December 1991, take issue with Bintliff's view of their intellectual position, starting with the label ‘post-modern’
TAG and ‘post-modernism’
Two organizers of the TAG meeting at Lampeter, December 1991, take issue with Bintliff's view of their intellectual position, starting with the label ‘post-modern’
On Cultural Group Selection
Sexual access to females as a motivation for joining gangs
Previous theories of gangs have largely ignored a crucial aspect of the motivation young males have for joining gangs: a desire for increased sexual access to females. We first argue that an understanding of the evolutionary psychology of sex and reproductive competition can account for the typical age and sex compositions of gangs. We then review the anecdotal evidence from the gang research literature concerning the role of sexual access to fem…
The Universality of Ancestor Worship
A professional malpractice of anthropologists to exaggerate exotic character of other (Bloch 1977:285) has been detrimental to study of cultural universals. This highly regrettable because universals not only exist but are important to any broad conception of task of anthropology (Brown 1991:5). Further, in anthropological study of indigenous religions, a focus on differences has caused an apparently universal aspect of religion to be overlooked:…
Categories and gatherings
Materializing Stonehenge
This article reviews recent interpretations of Stonehenge in terms of contrasting uses of stone and timber in the mid-3rd millennium BC. It explores the relationship of this enigmatic monument with circles of wood at nearby Durrington Walls and Woodhenge, establishing how these various monuments might have been integrated into a single scheme in which these remarkable structures were linked by artificial avenues and the natural feature of the Riv…
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras) · Archaeology (2 obras) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (2 obras) · History (2 obras) · Language and cultural evolution (2 obras) · Psychology (2 obras)