Thomas Stone
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736527 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Stone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Stone |
| SIGNATURE | STONE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Department of Anthropology, SUNY Potsdam 11 Gilson Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784, USA, Email: [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Making Law for the Spirits
Processes of revelation and rulemaking are examined in the context of the indigenous religion of the Inuit of arctic Canada. Instances of misfortune, conventionally understood to be the manner in which spirit intentions concerning human conduct are revealed, instigate social mechanisms through which normative rules are created and maintained. The performances of Inuit religious specialists, the Angakkuit, play a key role in this process. The Inui…
Miners' Justice
Journal Article Miners' Justice: Migration, Law and Order on the Alaska-Yukon Frontier, 1873–1902 Get access Stone Thomas, Miners' Justice: Migration, Law and Order on the Alaska-Yukon Frontier, 1873–1902. American University Studies. Series XI, Anthropology and Sociology, Vol. 34. New York: Peter Lane, 1989. 309 pp. $39.50. Claus-M. Naske Claus-M. Naske University of Alaska, Fairbanks Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goo…
Flux and Authority in a Subarctic Society
Atomistic Order and Frontier Violence
The nineteenth century Euroamerican invasion of western North America brought with it the establishment of a remarkable diversity of new frontier communities. From placer camps to military garrison outposts, from Mormon towns to the forts of the fur traders, and from prairie farm settlements to the towns and ranches ofthe cattle kingdom, the diversity of community forms which appeared was reminiscent of the diversity of the indigenous societies o…
Whalers and Missionaries at Herschel Island
Relations between missionaries and whalers at the 19th century arctic whaling outpost on Herschel Island are described. The impact of the liquor trade on these relations, when contrasted with the case of the 19th century beach communities in eastern Micronesia, suggests how the apparent divisiveness of an issue may reflect phenomena relating to the psychology of social judgment which also underlie certain aspects of ethnicity and ethnocentrism
The Mounties as Vigilantes
The transformation of law in the Yukon attendant upon the arrival of the North West Mounted Police and their successful attempt to eliminate the authority of the miners' meeting in the district is reviewed. In this instance, it appears that the symbolic as distinct from the instrumental functions of law led to the acceptance of a fundamental change in the character of local legal institutions
Legal Mobilization and Legal Penetration
The Mounties as Vigilantes
The transformation of law in the Yukon attendant upon the arrival of the North West Mounted Police and their successful attempt to eliminate the authority of the miners' meeting in the district is reviewed. In this instance, it appears that the symbolic as distinct from the instrumental functions of law led to the acceptance of a fundamental change in the character of local legal institutions
Flux and Authority in a Subarctic Society
Legal Mobilization and Legal Penetration
The Mounties as Vigilantes
The transformation of law in the Yukon attendant upon the arrival of the North West Mounted Police and their successful attempt to eliminate the authority of the miners' meeting in the district is reviewed. In this instance, it appears that the symbolic as distinct from the instrumental functions of law led to the acceptance of a fundamental change in the character of local legal institutions
Whalers and Missionaries at Herschel Island
Relations between missionaries and whalers at the 19th century arctic whaling outpost on Herschel Island are described. The impact of the liquor trade on these relations, when contrasted with the case of the 19th century beach communities in eastern Micronesia, suggests how the apparent divisiveness of an issue may reflect phenomena relating to the psychology of social judgment which also underlie certain aspects of ethnicity and ethnocentrism
Flux and Authority in a Subarctic Society
Atomistic Order and Frontier Violence
The nineteenth century Euroamerican invasion of western North America brought with it the establishment of a remarkable diversity of new frontier communities. From placer camps to military garrison outposts, from Mormon towns to the forts of the fur traders, and from prairie farm settlements to the towns and ranches ofthe cattle kingdom, the diversity of community forms which appeared was reminiscent of the diversity of the indigenous societies o…
Miners' Justice
Journal Article Miners' Justice: Migration, Law and Order on the Alaska-Yukon Frontier, 1873–1902 Get access Stone Thomas, Miners' Justice: Migration, Law and Order on the Alaska-Yukon Frontier, 1873–1902. American University Studies. Series XI, Anthropology and Sociology, Vol. 34. New York: Peter Lane, 1989. 309 pp. $39.50. Claus-M. Naske Claus-M. Naske University of Alaska, Fairbanks Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goo…
Making Law for the Spirits
Processes of revelation and rulemaking are examined in the context of the indigenous religion of the Inuit of arctic Canada. Instances of misfortune, conventionally understood to be the manner in which spirit intentions concerning human conduct are revealed, instigate social mechanisms through which normative rules are created and maintained. The performances of Inuit religious specialists, the Angakkuit, play a key role in this process. The Inui…
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