2011
Volume 7, Number 2
A Comparative Study on the Dermatoglyphic of Homos and Normal Meiteis of Manipur
By: HOABIJAM VOKENDRO SINGH, SAPAM CHANU PHAREDA – In the present study, an attempt has been made to find out, if there be any associations in between some feminine Meitei males of Manipur in India who are locally known as “Homo” with the normal Meiteis in respect of few dermatoglyphic parameters. The examination of pattern…
Ethanol re-precipitation removes PCR inhibitors from Ancient DNA extract
By: RAJEEV KUMAR PANDEY, DEEPANKAR PRATAP SINGH, GODI SUDHAKAR, VADLAMUDI RAGHAVENDRA RAO – One of the major problems in ancient DNA work is the presence of inhibitory substances, which hampers Taq polymerase activity. Therefore analysis of ancient DNA sample is very challenging. Here we describe a simple and competent ethanol re-precipitation based protocol for the…
Prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors among Nomad Tribe groups. Screening of hypertension, adiposities and ABO B¡blood group among select nomad tribes of Rajasthan, India
By: BANDANA SACHDEV – Background: Hypertension is strongly correlated with modifiable risk factors such as adiposities, age, stress, high salt intake, Overweight and obesity is conveniently determined from BMI and visceral adiposity is determined by waist circumference. On the other hand, genetic factor has been established as an important non–modifiable predisposing factor. And ABO blood…
Perceiving Pain: Health, Culture and Ritual
By: DAN E. HOUSER, GERALD W. ZAMPONI – For most of us, coming into contact with some form of pain is a daily occurrence: it is both a usual part of the humanexperience and lexicon. Not surprisingly, pain has many differing and contextually specific meanings, and although it isnearly universal across the realm of human…
Gender Inequality as Cultural Diversity Lessons From a Field School Program in Fiji
By: SHARYN JONES, LORETTA A. CORMIER, LISA R. BAKER – We describe an anthropological and interdisciplinary field school, primary involving female undergraduates. Our field program was conducted in 2009 and 2010 on a remote island in Fijian archipelago, in the context of a patriarchal society where gender avoidance is practiced. We had two broad objectives…
The struggling Tharu youth. Study of awareness among the Tharu tribe of India
By: SUBHASH CHANDRA VERMA – The Tharu tribe is a famous tribal community of India. Tharu youths play a very dominant role in their community but they are not connected with the main stream of development. It is just a few numbers of them that are trying to get higher education and advanced technology. They…
To Be a Valenzano. When jewellery production is local identity
By: MICHELE FILIPPO FONTEFRANCESCO – What is the basis of a local identity? Through different models and analytical approaches, the anthropological community has answered this interrogative by considering the possible sense of geographical belonging that a population may feel to the territory, and evidencing the relationship between individuals and a shared idea of community. In…
Former British Colony. Mauritians in the Face of Globalisation
By: SYLVIE MAURER – Mauritius is a former French and British colony in the Indian Ocean. Now, this island country has become a multicultural and multiethnic society due to several waves of immigration from Europe, Africa and Asia, all through the past three centuries. Each wave of immigration brought in new peoples along with their…
The Ideas of God, Good and Evil in the Refigured Yoga Practices in Metropolitan area of Buenos Aires city (Argentina)
By: MERCEDES SAIZAR – Yoga is a widespread therapeutic option; it is the most popular among the oriental rooted medicines, what is more, is accepted and recommended by biomedical doctors like a complementary medicine. Currently, in a context of alternatives therapies offer, yoga appears like one of the disciplines which certain individual uses at least…
An Ethnographic Note on Khondh, a Primitive Tribe and Valmiki, an Acculturizing Tribe from Andhra Pradesh, India
By: Y.S. KUSUMA, B.V. BABU – The present paper reports the ethnographic profile of a primitive tribe namely Khondh and an acculturizing tribe namely Valmiki living in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, a southern Indian state. Three mandals (administrative units of the district) were selected and a total of 17 villages from these mandals were…
Il Linguaggio della Vagina. Antropornologia 1
By: MARCO MENICOCCI – La cultura delle masse è oggi una cultura prevalentemente visuale. Tra i segni visuali da tempo in crescita è quello, caratteristico, della depilazione pubica femminile. Originata all’interno della cultura porno come segno di passività, questa pratica si è incontrata con i simboli della pulizia, dell’igiene, del rispetto, trasformando così il proprio…