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A poet-anthropologist from India recalls a checkpoint encounter in Sri Lanka, just months after the Easter Sunday bombings. “08.03.2019” is…
Being LGBTQ+ in U.S. Protestant ChurchesAs homophobic and transphobic rhetoric sweeps the U.S., some churches are increasingly welcoming LGBTQ+ parishioners who participate in religious life…
Weaving Stories: Two Women SpeakAuthor and poet Sia Figiel and activist and anthropologist Doris Tulifau share their stories of being Samoan women. They also…
The Vibrant Worlds of Batuan Paintings in BaliA new multimedia project connects the development of a Balinese regional painting style with anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson,…
Into the LightChristianity and colonization deeply reshaped Samoan culture starting in the 1830s, complicating how anthropologists Margaret Mead and Derek Freeman saw…
What Ancient Egyptians Knew About Meteorites—Long Before Modern AstronomersAn Egyptologist’s study of hieroglyphic texts has revealed that ancient Egyptians likely understood the celestial origins of iron-rich meteorites. ✽…
What Happens When Catholic Medals Become Mainstream JewelryRetailers are selling medallions cherished by Catholics who favor conservative gender roles. Are secular buyers sporting anti-feminist symbols? ✽ The…
Why Nahua Pilgrims Carry Thousands of Papers Up Sacred PeaksAlong mountain pilgrimages, two anthropologists learn how an Indigenous Mesoamerican religion helps people practice a reciprocal relationship with the Earth.…
“T”A poet-anthropologist celebrates how the Orring people of southeastern Nigeria conceptualize the origins—and workings—of the cosmos. “T” is part of…
Should Paviland’s Red Lady “Come Home”?Two archaeologists explore the complicated story of 33,000-year-old human remains—and calls for their repatriation to Wales. This article was originally…
