Ethnology, Volume 39University of Pittsburgh, 2000 - Anthropology |
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... human figures in their medicines . These figures are used by individuals in purposeful acts of magical mimesis to manipulate the social world . Four major types of ... HUMAN IMAGES The Use of Human Images in Yoruba Medicines Norma H Wolff.
... human figures in their medicines . These figures are used by individuals in purposeful acts of magical mimesis to manipulate the social world . Four major types of ... HUMAN IMAGES The Use of Human Images in Yoruba Medicines Norma H Wolff.
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... human success or failure " ( Abimbola 1975 : 390 ) . The Yoruba woodcarver sculpts the human head proportionately larger than in life and gives it special attention in finishing details . Yoruba figurative sculptures , including most ...
... human success or failure " ( Abimbola 1975 : 390 ) . The Yoruba woodcarver sculpts the human head proportionately larger than in life and gives it special attention in finishing details . Yoruba figurative sculptures , including most ...
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... Human Relations Area Files This article discusses why cross - cultural comparison is possible and why theory needs ... human population . The other social sciences generally have more parochial sampling frames . They also generalize ...
... Human Relations Area Files This article discusses why cross - cultural comparison is possible and why theory needs ... human population . The other social sciences generally have more parochial sampling frames . They also generalize ...
Contents
The Spirit of the Gift | 15 |
An Examination | 73 |
Negotiating | 93 |
Copyright | |
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