Thomas G Whitham
Biographic Data
| ID | 4294439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas G Whitham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas G |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitham |
| SIGNATURE | WHITHAM T G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1262-4342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 105 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Anthropology of the Self
The powers of nature
There has been a widespread tendency to interpret medical practices in Africa in terms of a spiritual or religious perspective, specifically linking medicine to spirit healing. Countering this tendency this paper emphasises the importance of an empirical herbal tradition in Malawi, and examines in detail the role of animals as medicine, especially highlighting their use as an activating medicine. Such use implies a distinctive ontology, a pan-vit…
Woodland and Village
Scholars have recently suggested a contrast between the attitude of hunter-gatherers towards the animal world one of sacramental equality and that of agricultural peoples, who express an attitude of opposition and control. Reflecting on the symbolic and complementary opposition between the woodland and the village that is pervasive in Malawian culture, I attempt in this article to outline an approach to the woodland domain, and to the mammals ass…
Western Conceptions of the Individual
Cognitive Foundations of Natural History
This article explores the cognitive underpinnings of folk biological classification, arguing that humans possess a universal, evolved "natural history" module that structures our understanding of the living world. Morris and Atran challenge the relativistic perspectives prevalent in anthropology at the time, suggesting that folk taxonomies, while culturally influenced, are constrained by underlying cognitive structures. They present evidence from…
Violent Origins
Anthropological Studies of Religion
Human Nature
Tribal Populations and Cultures of the Indian Subcontinent
The Rise and Fall of the Human Subject
Forest Traders
Tribes of India
Economy, Affinity and Inter-Cultural Pressure
Whither the Savage Mind? Notes on the Natural Taxonomies of a Hunting and Gathering People
Reflections on Role Analysis
Forest Traders
Whither the Savage Mind? Notes on the Natural Taxonomies of a Hunting and Gathering People
Anthropology of the Self
Woodland and Village
Scholars have recently suggested a contrast between the attitude of hunter-gatherers towards the animal world one of sacramental equality and that of agricultural peoples, who express an attitude of opposition and control. Reflecting on the symbolic and complementary opposition between the woodland and the village that is pervasive in Malawian culture, I attempt in this article to outline an approach to the woodland domain, and to the mammals ass…
Violent Origins
Anthropological Studies of Religion
Tribes of India
The powers of nature
There has been a widespread tendency to interpret medical practices in Africa in terms of a spiritual or religious perspective, specifically linking medicine to spirit healing. Countering this tendency this paper emphasises the importance of an empirical herbal tradition in Malawi, and examines in detail the role of animals as medicine, especially highlighting their use as an activating medicine. Such use implies a distinctive ontology, a pan-vit…
The Rise and Fall of the Human Subject
Economy, Affinity and Inter-Cultural Pressure
Reflections on Role Analysis
Tribal Populations and Cultures of the Indian Subcontinent
Western Conceptions of the Individual
Reflections on Role Analysis
Whither the Savage Mind? Notes on the Natural Taxonomies of a Hunting and Gathering People
Economy, Affinity and Inter-Cultural Pressure
Tribes of India
Forest Traders
The Rise and Fall of the Human Subject
Tribal Populations and Cultures of the Indian Subcontinent
Human Nature
Violent Origins
Anthropological Studies of Religion
Cognitive Foundations of Natural History
This article explores the cognitive underpinnings of folk biological classification, arguing that humans possess a universal, evolved "natural history" module that structures our understanding of the living world. Morris and Atran challenge the relativistic perspectives prevalent in anthropology at the time, suggesting that folk taxonomies, while culturally influenced, are constrained by underlying cognitive structures. They present evidence from…
Western Conceptions of the Individual
Woodland and Village
Scholars have recently suggested a contrast between the attitude of hunter-gatherers towards the animal world one of sacramental equality and that of agricultural peoples, who express an attitude of opposition and control. Reflecting on the symbolic and complementary opposition between the woodland and the village that is pervasive in Malawian culture, I attempt in this article to outline an approach to the woodland domain, and to the mammals ass…
Anthropology of the Self
The powers of nature
There has been a widespread tendency to interpret medical practices in Africa in terms of a spiritual or religious perspective, specifically linking medicine to spirit healing. Countering this tendency this paper emphasises the importance of an empirical herbal tradition in Malawi, and examines in detail the role of animals as medicine, especially highlighting their use as an activating medicine. Such use implies a distinctive ontology, a pan-vit…
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