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Vodún, Spirited Forests, and the African Atlantic Forest Complex by Landry, Timothy R.

“…Vodún has been described as indefinable, endlessly flexible, and borderless. In this paper, I develop an analytical framework for understanding global Vodún,…”
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Vodún, Globalization, and the Creative Layering of Belief in Southern Bénin by Landry, Timothy R.

“…This article examines the ways in which beliefs and forms of secret religious knowledge are (re)formed and mobilized creatively by Béninois practitioners of…”
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Moving to Learn: Performance and Learning in Haitian Vodou by Landry, Timothy R.

“…SUMMARY While conducting research in Haiti, I became initiated into Haitian Vodou and started a long apprenticeship with a local priestess. Learning about…”
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BLURRING BOUNDARIES: NOTES ON ETHNOGRAPHY AND THE HOLY HUSTLERS OF BOTSWANA - Richard Werbner, director. Holy Hustlers. 2009. 53 minutes. English subtitles. United Kingdom. International Centre for Contemporary Cultural Research, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester. No price reported. - Richard Werbner, director. Counterpoint One. 2011. 37 minutes. United Kingdom. Royal Anthropological Institute. No price reported. - Richard Werbner, director. Counterpoint Botswana. 2011. 45 minu by Landry, Timothy R.

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Holy Hustlers, and: Counterpoint One, and: Counterpoint Botswana by Richard Werbner (review) by Landry, Timothy R

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"Never Wholly Respectable:" Divination, Death, and Humanism in Contemporary Anthropology by Landry, Timothy R.

“…Summary In 1993, B ruce G rindal wrote that “ H umanistic anthropology must never become wholly respectable.” Implying that humanism is anthropology's…”
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Diaspora Conversions: Black Carib Religion and the Recovery of Africa. Paul Christopher Johnson. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2007. xi + 330 pp by Landry, Timothy R.

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BLURRING BOUNDARIES: NOTES ON ETHNOGRAPHY AND THE HOLY HUSTLERS OF BOTSWANA by Landry, Timothy R.

“…The prophets exhume "traditional charms" buried at the establishment's gate; consecrate the "unholy" ground with sacrificial ashes; destroy a mattress in order…”
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Missing Bodies: The Politics of Visibility by Landry, Timothy R.

“…In today's political climate, where the Clinton "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy has been frequently discussed by both conservative and liberal…”
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Holy Hustlers by Landry, Timothy R.

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Monica J. Casper Lisa Jean Moore. 2009. Missing Bodies: The Politics of Visibility by Landry, Timothy R

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