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- Anthropology and public education through museology.
- Creator
- Wilkov, Marjorie Ruth., Florida Atlantic University, Weiss, Gerald, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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An inspection of the museum world and the place of anthropology within it provides an historical perspective taking into consideration museum personnel as well as the housing of collections. The chronological emergence and development of museums will be discussed. Museums as an early training ground for curators and educators in anthropology will be mentioned. Tracking through time will include a description of curatorial tasks of some of the more famous early curators, and their incipient...
Show moreAn inspection of the museum world and the place of anthropology within it provides an historical perspective taking into consideration museum personnel as well as the housing of collections. The chronological emergence and development of museums will be discussed. Museums as an early training ground for curators and educators in anthropology will be mentioned. Tracking through time will include a description of curatorial tasks of some of the more famous early curators, and their incipient roles both in the maintenance, presentation and conservation of museum collections and in museum education. A consideration of the world of museology will provide in addition an updated look at the workings of present-day museum personnel and their techniques, in particular as related to anthropology. Different but related questionnaires were sent to Museum Administrators and Museum Educators, respectively, at museums around the country. Results of the data-gathering and recommendations for improvements in museum education policies will be included in the third and fourth chapters.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1989
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14503
- Subject Headings
- Museum techniques, Anthropological museums and collections
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE DECLINE OF BOAT BUILDING IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS.
- Creator
- GLOVER, WILLIAM GERALD., Florida Atlantic University, Weiss, Gerald, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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An investigation of the decline of traditional boat building in the Bahama Islands was attempted. National and local level analysis indicated that the collapse of the sponging industry in the late 1930's and the introduction of development in the last two decades led to the decline. The consequences of development in the Bahamas, i.e., a changing economy; a complex occupational profile; urban growth and migration to the city; increases in communication, transportation, and public conveniences...
Show moreAn investigation of the decline of traditional boat building in the Bahama Islands was attempted. National and local level analysis indicated that the collapse of the sponging industry in the late 1930's and the introduction of development in the last two decades led to the decline. The consequences of development in the Bahamas, i.e., a changing economy; a complex occupational profile; urban growth and migration to the city; increases in communication, transportation, and public conveniences; government policy changes; fewer participants in traditional festivals and ceremonies; family structure changes; and value shifts, were analyzed for their contribution to the decline of boat building. Lisbon Creek and Man o' War Cay, two traditional centers of boat building, were the foci of local level investigation. The difference in the degree of decline in the communities was attributed to differentials in development and exposure to its consequences.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13682
- Subject Headings
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE DEMA-DEITY MYTHOLOGEM IN ABORIGINAL SOUTH AMERICA.
- Creator
- WELKE, ROBERT JAMES., Florida Atlantic University, Weiss, Gerald, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Jensen proposes that each cultural level is characterized by its own mythic theme, That of the horticultural level is "dema-deity mythologem," in which useful plants sprang forth from a slaughtered deity. This proposition is tested against the data from South American tribes. These are screened for presence of horticulture, and for the presence or absence of the theme. Data thus derived is analyzed statistically. The hypothesis is not supported. However, the "dema-deity" concept is a...
Show moreJensen proposes that each cultural level is characterized by its own mythic theme, That of the horticultural level is "dema-deity mythologem," in which useful plants sprang forth from a slaughtered deity. This proposition is tested against the data from South American tribes. These are screened for presence of horticulture, and for the presence or absence of the theme. Data thus derived is analyzed statistically. The hypothesis is not supported. However, the "dema-deity" concept is a widespread variant of a more generalized "extraction" mythologem, which in turn can be subsumed under the destruction-creation unity with its eventual climactic disintegration into polar opposites.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1969
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13475
- Subject Headings
- Indian mythology--South America, Indians of South America--Religion
- Format
- Document (PDF)