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Reliving one’s personal history through the canon
Title
Reliving one’s personal history through the canon.
Creator
Tamayo, Evana R., Schoorman, Dilys, Graduate College
Date Issued
2013-04-12
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361964
Subject Headings
Ethnography, Canon (Literature)
Format
Document (PDF)
Ethnography of Unitarian Universalism
Title
Ethnography of Unitarian Universalism.
Creator
Tomaleh, Khawla, Brown, Susan Love, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
Unitarian Universalism is a modern religion with a long history of reformation rooted in Christianity. My ethnography examines one of the Unitarian Universalist fellowships located in South Florida. The research examines the role of the church in American lives and the significance of the religious experience among liberals and humanists. American religions have been the focus of social scientists for the past forty years. This study shed light on how modernity affects the trajectory of...
Show moreUnitarian Universalism is a modern religion with a long history of reformation rooted in Christianity. My ethnography examines one of the Unitarian Universalist fellowships located in South Florida. The research examines the role of the church in American lives and the significance of the religious experience among liberals and humanists. American religions have been the focus of social scientists for the past forty years. This study shed light on how modernity affects the trajectory of religion in the United States. This is a holistic approach viewed of one of the American religions through a socio economic and political lens. Unitarian Universalism is comprehended through themes of individual narratives. Unitarian Universalist narratives present the religious experience a heterogeneous group might share. The story of Unitarian Universalists explains how religion is attached socially and culturally to believers. My research offers an alternative narrative for people who represent a minority among traditional and world religions.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013271
Subject Headings
Ethnography, Unitarian Universalists, Narratives
Format
Document (PDF)
THE GENIUS LOCI: PEOPLE AND NATURE IN THE ECUADORIAN CLOUD FOREST
Title
THE GENIUS LOCI: PEOPLE AND NATURE IN THE ECUADORIAN CLOUD FOREST.
Creator
Rogers-Phillips, Victor R. L., Harris, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description
This is an investigation into the daily life of a small subsistence village called Rio Blanco located in the coastal province of Manabí, Ecuador. It is focused primarily on the traditional interactions between people and nature, how these interactions sustain life and create a sense of place and identity, and how these interactions are changing under pressure from the modern world. Through participant observation, information on the various aspects of interaction with the natural environment...
Show moreThis is an investigation into the daily life of a small subsistence village called Rio Blanco located in the coastal province of Manabí, Ecuador. It is focused primarily on the traditional interactions between people and nature, how these interactions sustain life and create a sense of place and identity, and how these interactions are changing under pressure from the modern world. Through participant observation, information on the various aspects of interaction with the natural environment were collected. These include subsistence horticulture in the mountains of the cloud forest, movement through the landscape, and impacts on the immediate environment. The people of Rio Blanco depend heavily on their environment for the cultivation of food, procurement of non-timber forest resources, and above all as a place to call home. The repeated, quotidian interactions with nature and the environment cultivate a sense of place and in turn a sense of identity is daily born and perpetuated.
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Date Issued
2021
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013718
Subject Headings
Genius loci, Manabí (Ecuador), Ethnography
Format
Document (PDF)
USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FOR DIABETES MELLITUS BY JAMAICAN ADULTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY
Title
USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FOR DIABETES MELLITUS BY JAMAICAN ADULTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY.
Creator
Brown, Raquel, Chiang-Hanisco, Lenny, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
Jamaicans, the largest group of English-speaking Caribbean people living in the United States (US), have a history of using bush medicine/complementary therapies (CT) in diabetes management. However, no research described the emic views of Jamaican adults regarding how they select the bush medicine they use or how they know these are suitable to manage diabetes. The purpose of this focused ethnography was to explore and describe how Jamaican adults with diabetes mellitus who live in South...
Show moreJamaicans, the largest group of English-speaking Caribbean people living in the United States (US), have a history of using bush medicine/complementary therapies (CT) in diabetes management. However, no research described the emic views of Jamaican adults regarding how they select the bush medicine they use or how they know these are suitable to manage diabetes. The purpose of this focused ethnography was to explore and describe how Jamaican adults with diabetes mellitus who live in South Florida select and use complementary therapies for managing their diabetes. The objectives were to: (1) Explore the emic views of Jamaican adults about using CT to manage diabetes mellitus; (2) Describe the rationale given by Jamaicans adults for using CT to manage diabetes mellitus; (3) Analyze and synthesize the data gathered about use of CT for diabetes by Jamaican adults to see if their actions have cultural components that can serve as a basis for providing culturally competent care.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013287
Subject Headings
Diabetes--Alternative treatment, Jamaicans, Complementary Therapies, Ethnography, Culturally Competent Care--ethnology
Format
Document (PDF)