The present book intends to invite readers on a multi-dimensional and multifaceted journey meeting dervishes in different places and environments of the Muslim world; its […]
Category: Anthropology
In Praise of the West
Today it is widely reported that the West is in crisis, with Europe at the forefront. There are plenty of arguments to sustain this claim. […]
The Mediterranean as a Source of Cultural Criticism. Myth, Literature, and Anthropology
The essays contained in this volume explore the historical trajectories along which the Mediterranean has been conceptualized as a cultural, religious and economical resource and […]
Separate Humans. Anthropology, Ontology, Existence
This book is a theoretical essay that lays foundations on which to build an anthropology directly focusing on human units. In the first chapter, the […]
Crime and Custom in Savage Society
This book is one of the most important works of modern anthropology. Starting from his studies of the Melanesian society on the Trobriand Islands of […]
The Homeric Gods. The Spiritual Significance of Greek Religion
In many respects, this book is considered to be the best guide ever written on Homeric religion.