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Soldiers Of Science--Agents Of Culture: American Archaeologists In The Office Of Strategic Services (Oss), Despina Lalaki Jan 2013

Soldiers Of Science--Agents Of Culture: American Archaeologists In The Office Of Strategic Services (Oss), Despina Lalaki

Publications and Research

"Scientificity" and appeals to political independence are invaluable tools when institutions such as the American School of Classical Studies at Athens attempt to maintain professional autonomy. Nonetheless, the cooperation of scientists and scholars with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), among them archaeologists affiliated with the American School, suggests a constitutive affinity between political and cultural leadership. This relationship is here mapped in historical terms, while, at the same time, sociological categorizations of knowledge and its employment are used in order to situate archaeologists in their broader social and political context and to evaluate their work not merely as agents …


Evolutionism And Historical Particularism At The St. Petersburg Museum Of Anthropology And Ethnography, Sergei Kan Jan 2008

Evolutionism And Historical Particularism At The St. Petersburg Museum Of Anthropology And Ethnography, Sergei Kan

Dartmouth Scholarship

The paper describes the early 20th century debates between several leading Russian anthropologists, including Lev Shternberg, on the best way of displaying artifacts in the newly refurbished Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology in St. Petersburg. These debates revealed major tensions and contradictions between evolutionism and historical particularism, as well as universalism and nationalism within Russian anthropology of that era.


Sacred Texts And Introductory Texts: The Case Of Mead’S Samoa, Terence E. Hays Sep 1997

Sacred Texts And Introductory Texts: The Case Of Mead’S Samoa, Terence E. Hays

Pacific Studies

A survey of 118 introductory anthropology textbooks published in the period 1929–1990 examines the ways in which Margaret Mead’s Coming of Age in Samoa has been presented to college undergraduates. In contrast to Derek Freeman’s claim that her conclusions about Samoan sexuality and adolescence have been reiterated (approvingly) in an “unbroken succession of anthropological textbooks,” it appears that this work has been ignored almost as often as it has been cited. Criticisms of Mead, although relatively few and almost entirely methodological, have also been incorporated into textbooks, both before and following Freeman’s 1983 book, Margaret Mead and Samoa. Whether or …


Book Review Forum On Gananath Obeyesekere's The Apotheosis Of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking In The Pacific, David Hanlon, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Nicholas Thomas, Valerio Valeri Jun 1994

Book Review Forum On Gananath Obeyesekere's The Apotheosis Of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking In The Pacific, David Hanlon, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Nicholas Thomas, Valerio Valeri

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Michael W. Young's Review Of Nancy Mcdowell's The Mundugumor: From The Field Notes Of Margaret Mead And Reo Fortune, Michael W. Young Dec 1993

Michael W. Young's Review Of Nancy Mcdowell's The Mundugumor: From The Field Notes Of Margaret Mead And Reo Fortune, Michael W. Young

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Rivers (W.H.R.) Revisited: Matriliny In Southern Bougainville, Part 2: The Nasioi, The Buin, Discussion, Douglas L. Oliver Dec 1993

Rivers (W.H.R.) Revisited: Matriliny In Southern Bougainville, Part 2: The Nasioi, The Buin, Discussion, Douglas L. Oliver

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Rivers (W.H.R.) Revisited: Matriliny In Southern Bougainville, Part 1: Introduction, The Siwai, The Nagovisi, Douglas L. Oliver Sep 1993

Rivers (W.H.R.) Revisited: Matriliny In Southern Bougainville, Part 1: Introduction, The Siwai, The Nagovisi, Douglas L. Oliver

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review Forum On Nicholas Thomas's Out Of Time: History And Evolution In Anthropological Discourse, Richard J. Parmentier, Jonathan Friedman, David Hanlon, Bradd Shore Jun 1992

Book Review Forum On Nicholas Thomas's Out Of Time: History And Evolution In Anthropological Discourse, Richard J. Parmentier, Jonathan Friedman, David Hanlon, Bradd Shore

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


George W. Stocking, Jr.'S Review Of Michael W. Young's Edition Of Bronislaw Malinowski's Malinowski Among The Magi: “The Natives Of Mailu”, George W. Stocking Jr. Nov 1989

George W. Stocking, Jr.'S Review Of Michael W. Young's Edition Of Bronislaw Malinowski's Malinowski Among The Magi: “The Natives Of Mailu”, George W. Stocking Jr.

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review Forum On Robert Borofsky's Making History: Pukapukan And Anthropological Constructions Of Knowledge, Robert Borofsky, James Howe, Julia A, Hecht, Caroline Ralston Jul 1989

Book Review Forum On Robert Borofsky's Making History: Pukapukan And Anthropological Constructions Of Knowledge, Robert Borofsky, James Howe, Julia A, Hecht, Caroline Ralston

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Micronesia: Writing And Rewriting The Histories Of A Nonentity, David Hanlon Mar 1989

Micronesia: Writing And Rewriting The Histories Of A Nonentity, David Hanlon

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


New Directions In Pacific History: A Practitioner’S Critical View, Francis X. Hezel, S. J. Jul 1988

New Directions In Pacific History: A Practitioner’S Critical View, Francis X. Hezel, S. J.

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Freeman, Mead, And The Eighteenth-Century Controversy Over Polynesian Society, David B. Paxman Jul 1988

Freeman, Mead, And The Eighteenth-Century Controversy Over Polynesian Society, David B. Paxman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Thomas Bargatzky's Review Of Lowell D. Holmes's Quest For The Real Samoa: The Mead/Freeman Controversy And Beyond, Thomas Bargatzky Jul 1988

Thomas Bargatzky's Review Of Lowell D. Holmes's Quest For The Real Samoa: The Mead/Freeman Controversy And Beyond, Thomas Bargatzky

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Some Origins And Migrations Of Ideas Leading To The Aryan Polynesian Theories Of Abraham Fornander And Edward Tregear, K. R. Howe Mar 1988

Some Origins And Migrations Of Ideas Leading To The Aryan Polynesian Theories Of Abraham Fornander And Edward Tregear, K. R. Howe

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Perils Of Laura Watson Benedict: A Forgotten Pioneer In Anthropology, Jay H. Bernstein Sep 1985

The Perils Of Laura Watson Benedict: A Forgotten Pioneer In Anthropology, Jay H. Bernstein

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Pacific History As Seen From The Pacific Islands, David Routledge Apr 1985

Pacific History As Seen From The Pacific Islands, David Routledge

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Steven Zuckerman's Review Of Melford E. Spiro's Oedipus In The Trobriands, Steven Zuckerman Sep 1984

Steven Zuckerman's Review Of Melford E. Spiro's Oedipus In The Trobriands, Steven Zuckerman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review Forum On Derek Freeman's Margaret Mead And Samoa: The Making And Unmaking Of An Anthropological Myth, Fay Ala‘Ilima, Tuaopepe Felix S. Wendt, Nancy Mcdowell Apr 1984

Book Review Forum On Derek Freeman's Margaret Mead And Samoa: The Making And Unmaking Of An Anthropological Myth, Fay Ala‘Ilima, Tuaopepe Felix S. Wendt, Nancy Mcdowell

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Letter From Heinrich Harmjanz To Wolfram Sievers, February 10, 1944, Heinrich Harmjanz Feb 1944

Letter From Heinrich Harmjanz To Wolfram Sievers, February 10, 1944, Heinrich Harmjanz

Atlas of German Folklore

Heinrich Harmjanz writes to Wolfram Sievers in 1944 to thank him for his holiday wishes and for thinking of him. Now in the military, he discusses former colleagues, whether or not to continue the Ahnenerbe folk studies journal, the protection of the Atlas of German Folklore materials during the war, and complexities of publishing.


Letter From Dr. Spengler To Wolfram Sievers, December 3, 1941, Wilhelm Spengler Dec 1941

Letter From Dr. Spengler To Wolfram Sievers, December 3, 1941, Wilhelm Spengler

Dowsing Research

In a letter to Obersturmbannführer Sievers, Dr. Spengler notes that dowsing rod researchers/users were not targeted in action taken against occult groups, but some may have been arrested if they were active in other occult activities. The letter states that the head of the security police and the SD want to meet with these groups to discuss scientific problems related to the occult. It was not expected that research of dowsing rods would be included in the planned work.


Letter From Josef Wimmer To Walther Wüst, August 7, 1941, Josef Wimmer Aug 1941

Letter From Josef Wimmer To Walther Wüst, August 7, 1941, Josef Wimmer

Dowsing Research

In a letter dated August 7, 1941, Josef Wimmer asks Ahnenerbe Curator Walther Wüst and Ahnenerbe Reichsgeschäftsführer Wolfram Sievers for information regarding an article in the Journal of Dowsing Rod Research. The article addresses the future of dowsing rod research. Wimmer adds that it is rumored that a research institute will be created to manage future research. He requests information first from Wüst and in the second part of the document, reports that Wüst had no information and asks that Sievers please find out what he can and let Wimmer know.


Letter From Josef Wimmer To Walther Wüst Forwarded By Wolfram Sievers To Rudolf Brandt, July 22, 1941, Josef Wimmer, Wolfram Sievers Jul 1941

Letter From Josef Wimmer To Walther Wüst Forwarded By Wolfram Sievers To Rudolf Brandt, July 22, 1941, Josef Wimmer, Wolfram Sievers

Dowsing Research

In this letter, Josef Wimmer asks for direction on whether or not to carry out dowsing studies on the mountain Hohenwehen in Hegau. Sievers forwards the note to Rudolf Brandt asking if there are objections and stating that he believes it fine for Wimmer to travel.


Report By Josef Wimmer To The Ahnenerbe Regarding An Investigation In His Apartment By Criminal Police On June 10, 1941, Josef Wimmer Jun 1941

Report By Josef Wimmer To The Ahnenerbe Regarding An Investigation In His Apartment By Criminal Police On June 10, 1941, Josef Wimmer

Dowsing Research

This letter from Josef Wimmer to Ahnenerbe Curator Walther Wüst reports on a visit to his apartment by the criminal police. The police interrupted his work day, seized all documents related to dowsing rod research, including his correspondence with the Ahnenerbe. They also confiscated his dowsing rods and magnetic theodolite. He then spent 2 1/2 hours in interrogation at the police station before a call to the state police in Munich led to his release.


Letter From The Personal Staff Of The Reichsführer Ss To Wolfram Sievers, April 10, 1941, Personal Staff Of The Reichsführer-Ss Apr 1941

Letter From The Personal Staff Of The Reichsführer Ss To Wolfram Sievers, April 10, 1941, Personal Staff Of The Reichsführer-Ss

Dowsing Research

A letter from the office of the Reichsführer-SS to Wolfram Sievers regarding dowsing rods. The letter states that a report from the Head of the Sicherheitspolizei and the SD is attached and expresses the wish of the Reichsführer-SS, Heinrich Himmler, to continue discussing the reorganization of dowsing rod research in conjunction with the Reich Main Security Office. It is asked that certain points be clarified and the document returned.


Letter From Reinhard Heydrich To Heinrich Himmler, March 29, 1941, Reinhard Heydrich Mar 1941

Letter From Reinhard Heydrich To Heinrich Himmler, March 29, 1941, Reinhard Heydrich

Dowsing Research

In this letter from Reinhard Heydrich to Heinrich Himmler, Heydrich summarizes the books confiscated from the publisher J. Huber and lists his recommendations based on the petition by the Reich Association for Dowsing and the assessment conducted by Josef Wimmer. The document includes notes on the side in response to the recommendations. It is also noted the Dr. Lutz of the Propaganda Ministry does not need to be involved in these discussions as a middleman.


Letter From Wolfram Sievers To The Reich Main Security Office, December 2, 1940, Wolfram Sievers Dec 1940

Letter From Wolfram Sievers To The Reich Main Security Office, December 2, 1940, Wolfram Sievers

Dowsing Research

This note from Wolfram Sievers to the Reich Main Security Office accompanied forwarded documents related to dowsing - a letter to the Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler) and a position paper by Josef Wimmer of the Ahnenerbe Department of Applied Geology.


Letter From The Ahnenerbe To Rudolf Brandt, November 25, 1940, Ahnenerbe Nov 1940

Letter From The Ahnenerbe To Rudolf Brandt, November 25, 1940, Ahnenerbe

Dowsing Research

In this letter to Rudolf Brandt of the Reichsführer-SS's personal staff, the writer states that Ahnenerbe Curator Walther Wüst has spoken to Dr. Lutz regarding dowsing rods and pendula and therefore it is not necessary for Brandt to reply to Lutz himself. Additionally, it is stated that the attachment includes the Ahnenerbe position on the prohibition of documents on dowsing and pendula in a letter from 11/20/40 which was sent to the Head of the Sicherheitspolizei and the SD.


Letter From Wolfram Sievers To Reinhard Heydrich, November 20, 1940, Wolfram Sievers Nov 1940

Letter From Wolfram Sievers To Reinhard Heydrich, November 20, 1940, Wolfram Sievers

Dowsing Research

This letter from Wolfram Sievers to Reinhard Heydrich summarized the assessment of confiscated documents related to dowsing, pendula, and astrology by Josef Wimmer of the Department for Applied Geology. Sievers notes the principles used for assessment: first, that recent research has led to great progress on the dowsing question and physical causes related to the sidereal pendulum may also soon be understandable; second, the dowsing literature does contain false reports and mistakes, but also much that has been scientifically proven - the task at hand, therefore, is to sift the literature and separate out that which is valuable and prevent …


Letter From Josef Wimmer To Wolfram Sievers, November 1, 1940, Josef Wimmer Nov 1940

Letter From Josef Wimmer To Wolfram Sievers, November 1, 1940, Josef Wimmer

Dowsing Research

Memo to Sievers from Wimmer stating that he is sending his opinions on a paper by Dr. Beyer and asking that the report be forwarded to the Head of the Sicherheitspolizei and the SD, Reinhard Heydrich.