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(Re)Situating Ceremonial Textiles In Ifugao, Upland Philippines, B. Lynne Milgram

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Theories of macroeconomic development argue that as communities become integrated into a world-market economy, indigenous customs are increasingly threatened. This assumes that forces such as Western missionary activities and the commercialization of household production inevitably lead to a deterioration of local arts, religion and socioeconomic practices. These theories, however, ignore the dynamics of local-level contexts and the agency of individual actors.

Since the early 1900s, the interaction of indigenous religious traditions with external religions like Christianity has created diverse ritual practices throughout the upland Philippines. An important part of the indigenous religion of the Ifugao of northern Luzon, for example, …

Between Light And Shadow, Kathryn Lypke Vigesaa

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Using a complex style of personal interviews and ethnographic documentary, visually rich in intimacy, lyricism, metaphor and sometimes startling images drawn from his subjects daily lives, the filmmaker looks at the role that textiles play in the lives of the Maya in Guatemala. Cloth is the first material that touches a child's body, it appears in every important event in a person’s life and is the last to touch a person at their death. In Quiche cosmology there are strong connections between house (milpa) and the huipile, both have 4 corners and 4 sides, all are reflections of the "skyearth"; …

Naming And Meaning: Ritual Textiles Of The Ihan Of Sarawak, Traude Gavin

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In conjunction with the exhibition of Iban ritual textiles I curated at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles in 1996, I gave a number of lectures based on my field research. The present paper will address some of the questions that were raised by the audience in Los Angeles. All these question are characteristic of the manner in which members of a Western, literate society tend to approach Iban cloth patterns.

This paper is divided into several parts. I begin with a brief background on the Iban people and on the ritual and social function of Iban …

Sacred Textiles From An Ancient Nubian Temple, Nettie Adams

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Since so many of the temples of the Nile Valley were converted into churches after the coming of Christianity, most of the sacred objects of the temples were inevitably lost. The discovery of furnishings or ritual paraphernalia within the walls is extremely rare. As far as I know, our discovery of textile furnishings in the temple where they were once in use is quite simply unique.

INTRODUCTION

The discovery of a previously unsuspected temple at the archaeological site of Qasr Ibrim,² located in Egyptian Nubia, (Fig. 1) has provided us with a rich collection of sacred objects and temple …

Heirloom Cloth And Social Organization: The Ceremonial Kain Sandang Gobo Of The Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Linda Hanssen

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

The aim of this paper is to explore the role of the ceremonial shouldercloth -kain sandang gobo- as an inalienable possession in the social organization of the village society of Balai Cacang¹. To this end I shall examine the kain sandang gobo for its several visual aspects and symbolic meaning, and as an heirloom cloth in the harto pusako². The kain sandang gobo as a means of expressing rank and hierarchy will be explored by analyzing its role in the wedding-ceremony. The results will contribute to the aim of this panel, which is to …

The Traditional Method Of Masi Making On The Island Of Taveuni, Fiji, Daniel Roy Hildenbrandt

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Masi or tapa is a traditional material which is made by the inhabitants of many of the islands in the Pacific region. This material is made from the bark of the young mulberry tree, which is soaked in water, beaten with mallets and formed into sheets. Mter drying, the Masi is decorated with traditional designs created by stencils, patterns and/or free-hand drawing. This documentary shows the process of Masi making as it is practiced on the "Garden Island" of Taveuni, Fiji. Each step is identified and explained in an English translation. The masi is made by the women of the …

Group Norms, Gossip, And Blackmail, Richard H. Mcadams

Articles

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Archives Of Keepsakes Clampouts (Vol. 3 Pt. 3), E Clampus Vitus (Billy Holcomb Chapter)

E Clampus Vitus Billy Holcomb Chapter collection

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The Design Of A Middle School Manual To Aid Core Teachers In The Development Of Integrated Curriculum Units, Irene M. Moren

All Graduate Projects

This project purports to design a manual for middle-school teachers to aid in the development of core-integrated curriculum units. The manual will serve as an ally to the knowledge in textbooks, technology bases, and other available printed and nonprinted library and classroom resources. It will illustrate specific ways to integrate core curriculum knowledge and activities. The manual is intended for use by school-based subject core teachers by providing a common field of knowledge on the development of integrated curriculum units for middle level grades. The manual will enable educators to develop integrated core curriculum units that utilize themes and knowledge …

Proletariat To Pauper: An Analysis Of International Law And The Implications Of Imperialism For Equality In Post-Communist Russia, Shannon Keniry

American University International Law Review

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World Religions, Symbolism, And Marian Theology, Walter T. Brennan

Marian Studies

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The Virgin Mary In The Breadth And Scope Of Interreligious Dialogue, John Borelli

Marian Studies

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Mary And The Millennium: Woman, Son, And Fullness Of Time, James Mccurry

Marian Studies

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Culture And Mediation: A Red Herring, Cynthia A. Savage

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Rationality And The Foundations Of Positive Political Theory, Mathew D. Mccubbins, Michael F. Thies

Faculty Scholarship

In this paper, we discuss and debunk the four most common critiques of the rational choice research program (which we prefer to call Positive Political Theory) by explaining and advocating its foundations: the rationality assumption, component analysis (abstraction), strategic behavior, and theory building, in turn. We argue that the rationality assumption and component analysis, properly understood, can be seen to underlie all social science, despite the protestations of critics. We then discuss the two ways that PPT most clearly contributes to political science (i.e., what distinguishes it from other research programs), namely the introduction of strategic behavior (people do not …

1996-1997 Usd Facts, University Of San Diego

USD Fact Books (1985- )

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Interview With Jane H. Adams - Oh 241, Jane H. Adams

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her 1996 interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Jane Adams described her time as a 1960s radical. She covered various topics, including bohemians, socialism, beatniks, civil rights, women’s liberation and consciousness, the Vietnam War, counterculture, and World War II. Adams also discussed the Student Peace Union, SNCC and its factions, Progressive Labor, prairie populism, feminism, the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, and other ‘60s activists. Adams also briefly discussed her current work with the indigenous people of Latin America and her work as a professor. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

The Role Of Legal Rhetoric In The Failure Of Democratic Change In China, Joseph W. Dellapenna

Buffalo Journal of International Law

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Johannine Christianity: Jewish Christianity?, James F. Mcgrath

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Since the publication of J. Louis Martyn's Decisive Study, History and Theology in the in the Fourth Gospel (1979), there has been a growing consensus among Johannine scholars that the Gospel of John was composed in the context of conflict with the synagogue, and that it is thus best understood and interpreted against the background of Judaism and Jewish Christianity'. However, several recent studies have sought to challenge this position, primarily on two fronts: Johannine Christology (Casey 1991 :23-38) and the Johannine attitude towards the Torah (Schnelle 1992:31-36). These recent challenges to the growing consensus have also pointed to the …

Sibyl 1996, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

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The Excavations At Walton-Young House, Oxford, Mississippi / By John Charles Vanhecke, John Charles Vanhecke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Modern Western Discourse On The Subject, Jongryul Choi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the modern Western discourse on the subject. This thesis will trace the roots of the modern Western discourse on the subject from the Enlightenment era, which saw the subject as being autonomous, rational, stable, and self-constitutive. It will contend that the Hegelian subject was the culmination of the notion of the modern Western subject. Lacanian psychoanalysis will be used to show how this fictitious feature is constituted by the Oedipus story and how it works. This thesis will show that the modern Western politics was based on this fictitious subject, exemplified by …

Kant, Hölderlin, And The Experience Of Longing, Richard Thomas Eldridge

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Author’S Guide To Scholarly Publishing, Diane Peterson, Joseph M. Moxley

English Faculty Publications

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Why Use Computerized Databases?, Joseph M. Moxley

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

University Of Minnesota, Morris Class Schedule 1996-1997, University Of Minnesota - Morris

UMN Morris Class Schedules

No abstract provided.

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin - Winter 1996

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin

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Human Rights And Community Development Through Low-Income Women's Leadership: The Voice Of An African-American Organizer, Claudine Michel

William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications

In this essay, I argue that grassroots organizing appears as one of the most viable option worldwide until women are better protected through legislation and public policy. I also posit that it is important to learn from divergent leadership philosophies, from the different values, roles and styles that women adopt in various parts of the world in the course of their day-to-day activities and in their efforts to organize, to support current community programs, and to train future community leaders. This essay relates the experiences of a grassroots organizer and presents what I believe to be a successful model of …

Tapping The Wisdom Of The Ancestors: An Attempt To Recast Vodou And Morality Through The Voice Of Mama Lola And Karen Mccarthy Brown, Claudine Michel

William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications

The focus of this Research Report is on morality as a culture-specific and contextual phenomenon. It argues that Vodou, as a religion, has largely been misrepresented in the West and has been portrayed as having no legitimate basis for morality mainly because of its African origins. This paper attempts to interpret morality in Vodou by presenting a model of ethics construction grounded in the history of the people and based on the true meaning of the religion. It argues that Haitians have turned to their ancestral religion and to their African past to survive isolation and ostracism from the West …

The Social Context Of Ecosystem Management: Unanswered Questions And Unresolved Issues, Mark W. Brunson

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

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