Miriam Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3637566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miriam Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miriam |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Blood, War, and Ritual: Religious Ecology, 'Strong' Culture, and Human Sacrifice in the Premodern World
What social factors predict human sacrifice in premodern societies? After summarising key insights from competing theoretical perspectives that seek to explain the presence of human sacrifice in premodern societies, we empirically assess the explanatory utility of each theory. We draw from Stark's ‘moral communities’ argument and Alexander and Smith's insights regarding cultural autonomy to highlight how the macro-level organisation of premodern …
Narrative inversion as a tactical framing device: The ideological origins of the Nation of Islam
This paper will draw from recent work in the study of counter-narratives and will apply a sociologically informed perspective to the empirical analysis of discourse. By focusing on the Black Nationalist group The Nation of Islam (NOI) this article will introduce the counter-narrative strategy of “narrative inversion.” Based on discursive analysis of textual materials from early NOI speeches, recordings, and writings, we hope to show how the NOI e…
Narrative inversion as a tactical framing device: The ideological origins of the Nation of Islam
This paper will draw from recent work in the study of counter-narratives and will apply a sociologically informed perspective to the empirical analysis of discourse. By focusing on the Black Nationalist group The Nation of Islam (NOI) this article will introduce the counter-narrative strategy of “narrative inversion.” Based on discursive analysis of textual materials from early NOI speeches, recordings, and writings, we hope to show how the NOI e…
Narrative inversion as a tactical framing device: The ideological origins of the Nation of Islam
This paper will draw from recent work in the study of counter-narratives and will apply a sociologically informed perspective to the empirical analysis of discourse. By focusing on the Black Nationalist group The Nation of Islam (NOI) this article will introduce the counter-narrative strategy of “narrative inversion.” Based on discursive analysis of textual materials from early NOI speeches, recordings, and writings, we hope to show how the NOI e…
Blood, War, and Ritual: Religious Ecology, 'Strong' Culture, and Human Sacrifice in the Premodern World
What social factors predict human sacrifice in premodern societies? After summarising key insights from competing theoretical perspectives that seek to explain the presence of human sacrifice in premodern societies, we empirically assess the explanatory utility of each theory. We draw from Stark's ‘moral communities’ argument and Alexander and Smith's insights regarding cultural autonomy to highlight how the macro-level organisation of premodern …
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (1 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works)