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Prayers of Cowdung: Women Sculpturing Fertile Environments in Rural Rajasthan (India) by Catrien Notermans

“…In line with the special issue’s focus on material religion and ritualistic objects, this article focuses on the multi-sensory prayers that certain groups of…”
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Prayers of Cow Dung: Women Sculpturing Fertile Environments in Rural Rajasthan (India) by Notermans, Catrien

“…In line with the special issue’s focus on material religion and ritualistic objects, this article focuses on the multi-sensory prayers that certain groups of…”
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Revaluing Gender and Religion in the Anthropological Debate of the Anthropocene: A Critique on the Threefold Culture–Nature–Supernature Divide by Notermans, Catrien, Tonnaer, Anke

“…This study argues that current anthropological research on human–nature relatedness lacks an explicit focus on gender and religion. It brings to the forefront…”
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Decolonizing the Gender and Land Rights Debate in India: Considering Religion and More-than-Human Sociality in Women’s Lived Land Relatedness by Notermans, Catrien, Swelsen, Luna

“…This article links the feminist debate on women’s land rights in India to the current academic debate on critical human-nature relationships in the…”
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The Changing Landscape of Sacred Groves in Kerala (India): A Critical View on the Role of Religion in Nature Conservation by Notermans, Catrien, Nugteren, Albertina, Sunny, Suma

“…Sacred groves are an age-old and world-wide phenomenon, traditionally consisting of forest zones, protected by people based on their spiritual relationship…”
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Water and Gender in Recreating Family Life with Maa Ganga: The Confluence of Nature and Culture in a North Indian River Pilgrimage by Notermans, Catrien, Pfister, Sina

“…This article studies the meaning of water and gender in the North Indian pilgrimage to the sacred river Ganges. It joins the recent criticism in anthropology…”
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Sharing Home, Food, and Bed: Paths of Grandmotherhood in East Cameroon by Notermans, Catrien

“…This article focuses on relationships between grandmothers and grandchildren in an urban society in East Cameroon. It argues that despite fluid generational…”
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The Emotional World of Kinship: Children's experiences of fosterage in East Cameroon by Notermans, Catrien

“…This article focuses on children's narrated experiences of fosterage in East Cameroon. It seeks to complement the predominantly adult approaches to fosterage…”
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Forging New Layers of Belonging in Postmigration Life: Cameroonian Mothers in Germany Mothers on the Move: Reproducing Belonging between Africa and Europe . By Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016 by de Regt, Marina, Notermans, Catrien

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Researching religion: the iconographic elicitation method by Notermans, Catrien, Kommers, Heleen

“…This article aims at offering a contribution to context-related methods in anthropological fieldwork. The multidimensional realities of ethnographic fieldwork…”
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Restoring femininity through religious symbols after breast cancer. The case of the Polish Amazonki by Samson, Judith, Jansen, Willy, Notermans, Catrien

“…Breast cancer operations have a great impact on women, not only on their bodies but also on their sense of self as women and mothers, and their sexuality. This…”
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The ongoing work of kinship among donor half-siblings in The Netherlands by Bolt, Sophie H., Notermans, Catrien, van Brouwershaven, Annick C., Maas, A. Janneke B. M., Indekeu, Astrid

“…This article explores how Dutch people conceived via sperm donation attempted to make or unmake kinship with donor half-siblings, ‘strangers’ who are recently…”
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Perils to Pregnancies: On Social Sorrows and Strategies Surrounding Pregnancy Loss in Cameroon by van der Sijpt, Erica, Notermans, Catrien

“…This article explores the local perceptions and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Cameroon—a topic that has long been neglected in international…”
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Loss and Healing: A Marian Pilgrimage in Secular Dutch Society by Notermans, Catrien

“…A pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, supported by health insurance, helps old and ailing Dutch people cope with the losses of growing old in secular Dutch society…”
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Homosexuality: Representing the Devil or a Spiritual Gift? Two Opposing Views in the Same Marian Devotion by Samson, Judith, Notermans, Catrien, Jansen, Willy

“…This article analyzes opposing discourses on homosexuality forwarded by two different Catholic social actors. These are linked to the messages of the Lady of…”
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Local and Global Icons of Mary: An Ethnographic Study of a Powerful Symbol by Notermans, Catrien

“…This ethnographic study focuses on the relationship between ailing Dutch pilgrims going to Lourdes and their favorite Marian icons. Based on an iconographie…”
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From vision to cult site: A comparative perspective by Jansen, Willy, Notermans, Catrien

“…Visions of the Virgin Mary stand at the origin of many cult sites. At times they have led to impressive pilgrimage centres such as Lourdes in France, Fatima in…”
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From vision to cult site: A comparative perspective: Fondation des lieux de culte by JANSEN, Willy, NOTERMANS, Catrien

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Loss and healing: a Marian pilgrimage in secular Dutch society by Notermans, Catrien

“…A pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, supported by health insurance, helps old and ailing Dutch people cope with the losses of growing old in secular Dutch society…”
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Perils to Pregnancies by Van Der Sijpt, Erica, Notermans, Catrien

“…This article explores the local perceptions and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Cameroon—a topic that has long been neglected in international…”
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