2017
Volume 13, Number 2
La cerimonia Okipa tra gli Indiani Mandan
By: MARCO MENICOCCI – The Okipa ceremony of the Mandan Indians has numerous characteristics that differentiate it from the general model of the Sun Dance. This paper analyzes its founding myths and rituals and shows how the theme of the relationship with the buffaloes constitutes the nucleus at the base of various symbolic economic, anthropological,…
Viaggio tra la Dea e lo sciamano. Note a margine di La strada dai molti canti. Filosofia e sciamanesimo greco di Roberto Baldini
Eliade, femminismo, Filosofia Perenne, Grande Dea, Grande Madre, matriarcato, Movimento della Dea, nativi americani, neosciamanesimo, New Age, Parmenide, sciamanesimo greco, sciamanesimo siberianoBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – This article was supposed to be a simple review of the book by Baldini, but after reading it, it developed into something different and more extensive, I would say an ‘extended’ review. When I bought it, I thought I would read a book that combined philosophy and anthropology, but after a…
Aspects of the Self-Referent Thought in Italian Speleologists
By: FRANCO VIVIANI, TOMMASO DE VIVO – Some aspects of the Self-Referent Thought such as Body Image (BI) and Body Satisfaction (BS) are not well known in subjects widely using their bodies for working or leisure purposes. It is hypothesized that they are lesser biased that those commonly found in literature. In order to gain…
Gli scalottati di Vicenza. Analisi antropologica dei resti rinvenuti a Palazzo San Michele
By: ALBERTO ZANATTA, FABIO ZAMPIERI – In 2016, during the restoration of San Michele Palace in Vicenza, several human bones were found in two types of different burials: the first is a mass grave with more than 1100 bone elements arranged chaotically, while the second burial concerns an isolated hole with inside skulls with clear…
Sacred groves as rich pockets of biodiversity in the Kodagu district
By: S. MAHADEVA – Sacred groves, known as Devarakadu ( which literally means God’s forest) in Kodava language, are rich forest pockets in the Kodagu district. It is a legacy of the people of Kodagu who understood the importance of the forest and bio diversity. The Kodavas usually install the stone idols of Bhadrakali and…
A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status among the Eastern Indian Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy Patient Population of West Bengal
By: PULAKES PURKAIT – To examine the association between nutritional status and type 2 diabetes disease phenotype in Eastern Indian patients’ population of West Bengal. Methods: Present study cover 718 participants, out of which 168 type 2 diabetic nephropathy patients on hemodialysis (T2DNH), 246 type 2 diabetes patients without nephropathy (T2DM) and compare with 304…
Lakoraj. A study on ethno-botany of the Esfedan in the east of Iran
By: SOMAYYEH SAMEHSALARI, KOOHYAR MOHSENPOUR, ZAHRA SOLTANI LARKANI, MOHAMMADHADI MANSORI – The ethnobotany of the medicinal plants of Esfedan in the South Khorasan province is significant to understand the cultures and traditions of the Esfedan people. We documented 19 medicinal plant species belonging to 12 families and also focused on the specification of the application,…
Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors associated Women’s Labor Force Participation in Rural Bangladesh
By: DALI RANI SUTRADHAR, RIPON KUMAR SARKAR, ELIAS HOSSAIN – This paper assesses the socioeconomic and demographic factors influencing married women’s participation in labor market. Using the logistic regression this study found that women’s age, head of the household, women’s education, poverty status, small family size, husband’s unemployment, and rural locality have a significant positive…
