Adam Ashforth’s Madumo, a Man Bewitched presents a personal ethnographic account of witchcraft, religion, and culture among the Soweto people in South Africa. In the book, Ashforth recounts his adventures with his Sowetan friend, Madumo, who, after a series of misfortunes, believes he has ...
The Miao Hmong people are one of China’ 55 recognised ethnic minority groups, living predominantly in Southwestern China. Known for their breath-taking embroidery and silversmithing, the ‘Miao Hmong’ classification encompasses a wide diversity of peoples, cultures and languages. Originally a nomadic...
The importance of religion was nationally apparent and ever-present. Shrines, Buddhist stupas and dagobas, Hindu temples and Islamic mosques were abundant. Catholic and Methodist churches too. Presently, there are violent clashes in Kandy and Colombo between the majority Buddhist Sinhalese and the min...
Ghali added that Sadr’s latest visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE have eased tensions and sent assurance messages that Islam is a religion of peace and love to all peoples. Saudi Arabia and the UAE received Sadr in an attempt to put an end to Iran influence in Iraq as the Shiite leade...
a completely different world. According to Yen Le Espiritu, a "refugee" is described as a person who harbors "a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion" (Espiritu 209). There are many ...
Escape from Harm's Way: The Experiences of Southeast Asian Elders and their Families This study uses a life history approach to understand the lived experiences of 40 Southeast Asian elderly refugees who fled from their home countries and r... DF Detzner,AR Senyurekli,BX Zha - 《Hmong Studi...
Identity formation among African late-adolescents in a contemporary South African context Questions relating to the domainsof occupation, religion and politics, taken fromMarcia's original Identity Status Interview, as wellas questions on attit... C Alberts - 《International Journal for the Advancement...