Magic, an appreciation
Magic, an appreciation Response to comments on Jones, Graham M. 2017. Magic’s reason: An anthropology of analogy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Go to Source
Christmas: An anthropological lens
Christmas: An anthropological lens Why does the festival of Christmas appear to be expanding worldwide while other festivals decline? Why do people emphasize their local rituals, given this is a…
Gambling with the Gift: A preface to Marcel Mauss’ “Wette, wedding”
Gambling with the Gift: A preface to Marcel Mauss’ “Wette, wedding” This short preface situates Marcel Mauss’ “Wette, wedding”, a talk that Marcel Mauss gave at the Société d’histoires du…
Wette, wedding
Wette, wedding The hereby accomplished publication of a short summary of a talk that Marcel Mauss gave at the Société d’histoires du droit on May 10, 1928, is a continuation…
Form and meaning of magical acts: A point of view
Form and meaning of magical acts: A point of view This article is a reprint of an essay originally published as “Form and meaning of magical acts: A point of…
Remapping “magic”: Extending the terrain of an already capacious category
Remapping “magic”: Extending the terrain of an already capacious category Editor’s preface to the Hau Book Symposium on Jones, Graham M. 2017. Magic’s reason: An anthropology of analogy. Chicago: University…
The enhancement of enchantments in Melanesia
The enhancement of enchantments in Melanesia Comment on Jones, Graham M. 2017. Magic’s reason: An anthropology of analogy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Go to Source
Giving the question away
Giving the question away Comment on Jones, Graham M. 2017. Magic’s reason: An anthropology of analogy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Go to Source
Staging magic
Staging magic Comment on Jones, Graham M. 2017. Magic’s reason: An anthropology of analogy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Go to Source
Rethinking anthropology’s tricks of the trade: From a comparative anthropology to an anthropology of comparison
Rethinking anthropology’s tricks of the trade: From a comparative anthropology to an anthropology of comparison Comment on Jones, Graham M. 2017. Magic’s reason: An anthropology of analogy. Chicago: University of…
Deductions and counter-deductions in South Africa
Deductions and counter-deductions in South Africa The real economy as a concept has taken root not only in highly developed economies but also in those characterized by “the rapid growth…
Making workers real: Regulatory spotlights and documentary stepping-stones on a South African border farm
Making workers real: Regulatory spotlights and documentary stepping-stones on a South African border farm Documents are central to the infrastructure through which formal workforces are constituted. They thus offer a…
A political anthropology of finance: Profits, states and cultures in cross-border investment in Shanghai
A political anthropology of finance: Profits, states and cultures in cross-border investment in Shanghai Based on participant observation with financial professionals working for a mergers and acquisitions consultancy company in…
The live act of business and the culture of realization
The live act of business and the culture of realization The concept of reality saturates today’s business curriculum. Educational methods that emphasize an experiential approach to business reality, practical training…
How to build a book: Notes from an editorial bricoleuse
How to build a book: Notes from an editorial bricoleuse This piece offers an editor’s reflections on the ethos and craft of writing. General suggestions, words of encouragement, and detailed…
Economies of obligation: Patronage as relational wealth in Bolivian gold mining
Economies of obligation: Patronage as relational wealth in Bolivian gold mining Recent scholarship in anthropology offers critical attention to inequality as a constitutive feature of social life to which specific…
Gravity fixes: Habituating to the human on Mars and Island Three
Gravity fixes: Habituating to the human on Mars and Island Three What shifts might emerge in theorizations of and debates over “the human”—as a historically specific entity or as nominating…
Human rights for nonhumans?
Human rights for nonhumans? The legal grounds for the self-determination processes of two different indigenous peoples in Peruvian Amazonia reveal how the social relationships they establish with nonhumans enable them…
“Catch the word”: Violated contracts and prophetic confirmation in African American Pentecostalism
“Catch the word”: Violated contracts and prophetic confirmation in African American Pentecostalism The image of a violated social contract has long held a distinctive place in African American Christian thought…
The real in the real economy
The real in the real economy Over the last few decades, and especially following the 2008 crisis and the current period of turbulence and uncertainty, “the real economy” has been…