Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Culture Difference

TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw on theories of assimilation, revitalization and integration to explore the correlates of attendance at religious meetings for Muslims of different backgrounds in the Netherlands and the UK and conclude that patterns of religiosity and secularization cannot be generalized across national contexts.

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Cabaret Dancers: “Settle Down in order to Stay Mobile?” Bridging Theoretical Orientations within Transnational Migration Studies

Janine Dahinden

- 01 Oct 2010 -

Social Politics

TL;DR: It is argued that the authors can distinguish two theoretical orientations within transnational migration studies: one theorizing the complexity of transnational processes and focusing on established migrants settled in host countries; and the second theorizing transnational practices on the basis of different but continuous forms of mobility.

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From Discard to Divination: Demarcating the Sacred Through the Collection and Curation of Discarded Objects

Linda A. Brown

- 01 Dec 2000 -

Latin American Antiquity

TL;DR: A review of the ethnographic literature reveals that contemporary Maya ritual practitioners routinely collect small portable worn objects, many of which are Pre-Columbian in origin, as personal sacra as discussed by the authors.

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Restructuring States, Restructuring Ethnicity: Looking Across Disciplinary Boundaries at Federal Futures in India and Nepal

Sara Shneiderman, +1 more

- 01 Jan 2015 -

Modern Asian Studies

TL;DR: A comparative exploration of the reciprocal relationship between state structuring and ethnicity in India and Nepal, with a focus on the effects of territorial versus non-territorial forms of recognition, is presented in this article.

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Challenges and Choices: Exploring the Interplay of Climate, History, and Culture on Canada's Labrador Coast

Susan A. Kaplan, +1 more

- 01 Aug 2000 -

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

TL;DR: The authors examined the convergence of environment, history, and culture in late 18th-century Labrador Inuit living in large communal houses, participated in long-distance trade networks, and maintained relatively elaborate economic and political organizations.

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