Antropología social y cultural de los pueblos turcomanos

Forensic facial reconstruction is the reproduction of an individual's face from skeletal remains. Used when other forms of identification are very difficult or impossible, it can give a name to the dead in forensic cases, or in archaeological contexts, provide a tangible impression of real individuals from our past. This comprehensive work starts with a discussion of the importance of the face in society and the history of facial reconstruction, going on to evaluate the accuracy of modern reconstruction methods. The Manchester method of facial reconstruction, and the relationships between the hard and soft tissues of the face are described in detail. Uniquely, it also describes the methods and problems associated with reconstructing the faces of children. Collating all published facial tissue data and describing tissue variations with reference to age, sex, stature and ethnic origin, this book will be an important reference volume for all practitioners in the field. De las nieves de Siberia a la selva amazónica, el complejo y multiforme fenómeno del chamanismo está presetne en la mayoría de las sociedades. Los chamanes nos lleva al fascinante mundo de sus múltiples manifestaciones históricas y contemporáneas. Este libro aborda la dimensión médica del fenímeno, sin duda su aspecto más particular, así como sus dimensiones psicológica y psiquiátríca. Mediante un concepto original de la salud, el chamanismo revela una percepción totalmente diferente del hombre y de la naturaleza. Así, se tratan temas tan variados como la cosmología de los chamanes, sus ritos inicáticos, sus visiones y trances, o su tan particular arte. Una detallada cartografía de sus tradiciones ilustra el papel de los chamanes en la sociedad y en la religión a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad, y muestra el resultado de su confrontación con la cultrua occidental

27 fictionalized essays by noted anthropologists provide entertaining and insightful reading about religion, customs, government, social psychology, and other facets of Indian life. Studies by Paul Radin on the Winnebago, Robert H. Lowie on the Crow, Stewart Culin and Elsie Clews Parson on the Zuni, Franz Boas on the Eskimo, many more.

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Republication of American Indian Life by Several of Its Students, by B.W. Huebsch, Inc., New York (1922), with color plates converted to black and white for this edition. The work consists of 27 fictionalized essays written by anthropologists, each an authority on the tribe under discussion, and incorporating information on activities, customs, and beliefs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book's major contributions include a detailed description of the Manchester method of facial reconstruction, using all the available published data on tissue depths and variation with age, sex, stature and ethnic origin. Caroline Wilkinson also includes an evaluation of the methods and problems associated with reconstructing the faces of children. Forensic facial reconstruction reproduces an individual's face from skeletal remains. Used when identification is otherwise impossible, it can give a name to the dead in forensic cases, or in archaeological contexts, provide a tangible impression of real individuals from our past. Collating All Published Facial Tissue Data And Describing Tissue Variations With Reference To Age, Sex, Stature And Ethnic Origin, This Book Will Be An Important Reference Volume For All Practitioners In The Field. Introduction -- The Human Face -- The History Of Facial Reconstruction -- The Skull -- The Relalationship Between Hard And Soft -- Facial Tissue Depth Measurement History -- The Mancester Method Of Facial Reconstruction -- The Accuracy Of Facial Reconstruction -- Juvenile Facial Reconstruction. Caroline Wilkinson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [281]-283) And Index. Beskrivelse fra 1922 af dagligt liv og traditioner blandt 23 nordamerikanske indianerstammer