10 More Famous Anthropologists
When this site was still young I published a post called ‘10 Famous Cultural Anthropologists‘ which listed (unranked) ten of the most famous anthropologists in history. At the time I was relatively new to...
Category: Social and Cultural Anthropology
Social Evolutionism
Theory: Evolutionism as a wider concept was a commonly held 19th century belief based on Darwin’s theories on evolution and natural selection, which stated that organisms improve themselves through inherited change over time, and...
Anthropology and Ethics
When conducting research as an anthropologist you will be expected to follow a set of rules and guidelines that are referred to as a “code of ethics”, but what does that mean in relation...
A New Spin on Mandalas: Tracing the Transformation of an Ancient Art
‘Mandala’ is a Sanskrit word meaning “circle” or “discoid object.” That sounds like a simple and open definition, but like the design, the full meaning behind a mandala is often much more intricate. Originally,...