E N Anderson E N Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5024435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E N Anderson E N Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | E N Anderson E N |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON E N A E N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 92 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Growth of Ethnobiological Nomenclature [and Comments and Reply]
This paper evaluates Brent Berlin's general principles of folk biological classification and nomenclature in view of evidence from hunter-gatherer groups which has accumulated over the past decade. In particular it focuses on his proposals concerning the growth and development of ethnobiological nomenclature. One proposal is that generic/type-specific polysemy (e.g., use of a single word to denote both oak tree in general and a single species of …
On the Social Context of Early Food Production
Mode of Subsistence and Folk Biological Taxonomy [and Comments and Reply]
There are significant differences between the folk biological taxonomy and nomenclature of hunter-gatherers and that of small-scale agriculturalists. While foragers possess sizable inventories of labeled plant and animal classes, small-scale farmers tend to have inventories that are considerably larger. Also, binomial names, such as English blue oak and shingle oak, are common in folk taxonomies of cultivators but rare in those of hunter-gatherer…
Quantum Adjustment, Macroevolution, and the Social Field
Ever since the neo-Darwinian synthesis, stability models have dominated both ecology and population genetics. This has discouraged the biological study of progressive evolution. The introduction of biological models into cultural anthropology has been marked by an emphasis upon stability models as well, and progressive evolution in cultural systems has therefore not received adequate attention. Recent developments in the life sciences, however, h…
On the Anthropology of Symbolic Healing
Ecology, Evolution, and the Search for Cultural Origins
This paper examines the ecological explanation offered by Marvin Harris for the origin of pig prohibition in Islam, using the case to evaluate the functional-ecological paradigm and its treatment of cultural origins. Five majorpoints are addressed. First, a survey of the biological literature reveals that functional-ecological theory and evolutionary theory are distinct, but related. While functional ecology explains how systems work, evolutionar…
More on Southeast Asian Ecology and State Formation
On an Early Interpretation of India's Sacred Cattle
Mode of Subsistence and Folk Biological Taxonomy [and Comments and Reply]
There are significant differences between the folk biological taxonomy and nomenclature of hunter-gatherers and that of small-scale agriculturalists. While foragers possess sizable inventories of labeled plant and animal classes, small-scale farmers tend to have inventories that are considerably larger. Also, binomial names, such as English blue oak and shingle oak, are common in folk taxonomies of cultivators but rare in those of hunter-gatherer…
Ecology, Evolution, and the Search for Cultural Origins
This paper examines the ecological explanation offered by Marvin Harris for the origin of pig prohibition in Islam, using the case to evaluate the functional-ecological paradigm and its treatment of cultural origins. Five majorpoints are addressed. First, a survey of the biological literature reveals that functional-ecological theory and evolutionary theory are distinct, but related. While functional ecology explains how systems work, evolutionar…
The Growth of Ethnobiological Nomenclature [and Comments and Reply]
This paper evaluates Brent Berlin's general principles of folk biological classification and nomenclature in view of evidence from hunter-gatherer groups which has accumulated over the past decade. In particular it focuses on his proposals concerning the growth and development of ethnobiological nomenclature. One proposal is that generic/type-specific polysemy (e.g., use of a single word to denote both oak tree in general and a single species of …
Quantum Adjustment, Macroevolution, and the Social Field
Ever since the neo-Darwinian synthesis, stability models have dominated both ecology and population genetics. This has discouraged the biological study of progressive evolution. The introduction of biological models into cultural anthropology has been marked by an emphasis upon stability models as well, and progressive evolution in cultural systems has therefore not received adequate attention. Recent developments in the life sciences, however, h…
On the Anthropology of Symbolic Healing
On an Early Interpretation of India's Sacred Cattle
More on Southeast Asian Ecology and State Formation
On an Early Interpretation of India's Sacred Cattle
Ecology, Evolution, and the Search for Cultural Origins
This paper examines the ecological explanation offered by Marvin Harris for the origin of pig prohibition in Islam, using the case to evaluate the functional-ecological paradigm and its treatment of cultural origins. Five majorpoints are addressed. First, a survey of the biological literature reveals that functional-ecological theory and evolutionary theory are distinct, but related. While functional ecology explains how systems work, evolutionar…
Quantum Adjustment, Macroevolution, and the Social Field
Ever since the neo-Darwinian synthesis, stability models have dominated both ecology and population genetics. This has discouraged the biological study of progressive evolution. The introduction of biological models into cultural anthropology has been marked by an emphasis upon stability models as well, and progressive evolution in cultural systems has therefore not received adequate attention. Recent developments in the life sciences, however, h…
On the Anthropology of Symbolic Healing
Mode of Subsistence and Folk Biological Taxonomy [and Comments and Reply]
There are significant differences between the folk biological taxonomy and nomenclature of hunter-gatherers and that of small-scale agriculturalists. While foragers possess sizable inventories of labeled plant and animal classes, small-scale farmers tend to have inventories that are considerably larger. Also, binomial names, such as English blue oak and shingle oak, are common in folk taxonomies of cultivators but rare in those of hunter-gatherer…
The Growth of Ethnobiological Nomenclature [and Comments and Reply]
This paper evaluates Brent Berlin's general principles of folk biological classification and nomenclature in view of evidence from hunter-gatherer groups which has accumulated over the past decade. In particular it focuses on his proposals concerning the growth and development of ethnobiological nomenclature. One proposal is that generic/type-specific polysemy (e.g., use of a single word to denote both oak tree in general and a single species of …
On the Social Context of Early Food Production
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