David P Crandall
Biographic Data
| ID | 86093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David P Crandall |
| GIVEN NAMES | David P |
| FAMILY NAME | Crandall |
| SIGNATURE | CRANDALL D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Knowing human moral knowledge to be true: An Essay on Intellectual Conviction
The question addressed in this article is how people come to know the foundational axioms of their moral systems as true and correct. Drawing on my fieldwork among the Himba of northwestern Namibia, I argue that the most potent form of intellectual conviction is not generated through the external manipulations of ritual, but through a deeply internal experience in which moral knowledge coalesces with a subjectively perceived experience of timeles…
Himba Animal Classification and the Strange Case of the Hyena
Continent-wide in African folklore the hyena is depicted as a dull witted, easily duped creature-despite the fact that the hyena is also known as a cunning and dangerous predator. This article explores why in particular the Himba of northwestern Namibia entertain the characterisation of the hyena as stupid yet from the management of their flocks and herds have experienced first hand how clever a predator the hyena is. For the Himba, the answer li…
Myth as Ideology and Scholarship as Myth with Footnotes
Myth as Ideology and Scholarship as Myth with Footnotes. Bruce Lincoln. Theorizing Myth: Narrative, Ideology, and Scholarship. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. xv. 298 pp
Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa
Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa. Linda Elaine Thomas. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. ix. 174 pp., illustrations, photographs, tables, notes, bibliography, index
The Role of Time in Himba Valuations of Cattle
Cet article a pour but d'examiner le symbolisme du betail chez les pastoralistes Himba de Namibie. Si la categorie symbolique du betail correspond a une hierarchie de valeurs, le temps emerge comme le facteur critique dans cette hierarchie puisque les valeurs y sont ordonnees selon les conceptions du temps des Himba. Les valeurs des objets, des activites, des idees et des relations sont liees a l'une ou l'autre des deux conceptions du temps quali…
Female over male or left over right: Solving a classificatory puzzle among the OvaHimba
This article puts forward a resolution to a curious circumstance, namely, why the left, and not the right, appears to be pre-eminent among the Himba. Himba arrange gendered, domestic and ritual space, their own bodies in ritual contexts and, to an extent, time strongly in favour of the left. The fact that in their language 'left' connotes weakness while 'right' connotes strength adds to the puzzle. It is argued that, to understand this apparent c…
Implementation Aspects of Dissemination: Reflections Toward an Immodest Proposal
This paper traces the evolution of the federal role in school unprovement, especially as it relates to stimulating the development and implementation of innovations intended to give teachers classroom-relevant improvements. A historical overview is followed by a review of selected research. The paper closes with an argument to strengthen the infrastructure that supports meaningful, but admittedly not revolutionary, change in typical schools
Fitting Words to Numbers: Multisite/Multimethod Research in Educational Dissemination
Female over male or left over right: Solving a classificatory puzzle among the OvaHimba
This article puts forward a resolution to a curious circumstance, namely, why the left, and not the right, appears to be pre-eminent among the Himba. Himba arrange gendered, domestic and ritual space, their own bodies in ritual contexts and, to an extent, time strongly in favour of the left. The fact that in their language 'left' connotes weakness while 'right' connotes strength adds to the puzzle. It is argued that, to understand this apparent c…
The Role of Time in Himba Valuations of Cattle
Cet article a pour but d'examiner le symbolisme du betail chez les pastoralistes Himba de Namibie. Si la categorie symbolique du betail correspond a une hierarchie de valeurs, le temps emerge comme le facteur critique dans cette hierarchie puisque les valeurs y sont ordonnees selon les conceptions du temps des Himba. Les valeurs des objets, des activites, des idees et des relations sont liees a l'une ou l'autre des deux conceptions du temps quali…
Himba Animal Classification and the Strange Case of the Hyena
Continent-wide in African folklore the hyena is depicted as a dull witted, easily duped creature-despite the fact that the hyena is also known as a cunning and dangerous predator. This article explores why in particular the Himba of northwestern Namibia entertain the characterisation of the hyena as stupid yet from the management of their flocks and herds have experienced first hand how clever a predator the hyena is. For the Himba, the answer li…
Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa
Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa. Linda Elaine Thomas. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. ix. 174 pp., illustrations, photographs, tables, notes, bibliography, index
Implementation Aspects of Dissemination: Reflections Toward an Immodest Proposal
This paper traces the evolution of the federal role in school unprovement, especially as it relates to stimulating the development and implementation of innovations intended to give teachers classroom-relevant improvements. A historical overview is followed by a review of selected research. The paper closes with an argument to strengthen the infrastructure that supports meaningful, but admittedly not revolutionary, change in typical schools
Knowing human moral knowledge to be true: An Essay on Intellectual Conviction
The question addressed in this article is how people come to know the foundational axioms of their moral systems as true and correct. Drawing on my fieldwork among the Himba of northwestern Namibia, I argue that the most potent form of intellectual conviction is not generated through the external manipulations of ritual, but through a deeply internal experience in which moral knowledge coalesces with a subjectively perceived experience of timeles…
Fitting Words to Numbers: Multisite/Multimethod Research in Educational Dissemination
Implementation Aspects of Dissemination: Reflections Toward an Immodest Proposal
This paper traces the evolution of the federal role in school unprovement, especially as it relates to stimulating the development and implementation of innovations intended to give teachers classroom-relevant improvements. A historical overview is followed by a review of selected research. The paper closes with an argument to strengthen the infrastructure that supports meaningful, but admittedly not revolutionary, change in typical schools
Female over male or left over right: Solving a classificatory puzzle among the OvaHimba
This article puts forward a resolution to a curious circumstance, namely, why the left, and not the right, appears to be pre-eminent among the Himba. Himba arrange gendered, domestic and ritual space, their own bodies in ritual contexts and, to an extent, time strongly in favour of the left. The fact that in their language 'left' connotes weakness while 'right' connotes strength adds to the puzzle. It is argued that, to understand this apparent c…
The Role of Time in Himba Valuations of Cattle
Cet article a pour but d'examiner le symbolisme du betail chez les pastoralistes Himba de Namibie. Si la categorie symbolique du betail correspond a une hierarchie de valeurs, le temps emerge comme le facteur critique dans cette hierarchie puisque les valeurs y sont ordonnees selon les conceptions du temps des Himba. Les valeurs des objets, des activites, des idees et des relations sont liees a l'une ou l'autre des deux conceptions du temps quali…
Myth as Ideology and Scholarship as Myth with Footnotes
Myth as Ideology and Scholarship as Myth with Footnotes. Bruce Lincoln. Theorizing Myth: Narrative, Ideology, and Scholarship. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. xv. 298 pp
Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa
Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa. Linda Elaine Thomas. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. ix. 174 pp., illustrations, photographs, tables, notes, bibliography, index
Himba Animal Classification and the Strange Case of the Hyena
Continent-wide in African folklore the hyena is depicted as a dull witted, easily duped creature-despite the fact that the hyena is also known as a cunning and dangerous predator. This article explores why in particular the Himba of northwestern Namibia entertain the characterisation of the hyena as stupid yet from the management of their flocks and herds have experienced first hand how clever a predator the hyena is. For the Himba, the answer li…
Knowing human moral knowledge to be true: An Essay on Intellectual Conviction
The question addressed in this article is how people come to know the foundational axioms of their moral systems as true and correct. Drawing on my fieldwork among the Himba of northwestern Namibia, I argue that the most potent form of intellectual conviction is not generated through the external manipulations of ritual, but through a deeply internal experience in which moral knowledge coalesces with a subjectively perceived experience of timeles…
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