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This paper investigates the connection between copper and cult in Late Bronze Age (LBA) Cyprus, arguing that a number of distinct functional and symbolic interactions existed between copper production and ritual practice during this time.... more

This paper investigates the connection between copper and cult in Late Bronze Age (LBA) Cyprus, arguing that a number of distinct functional and symbolic interactions existed between copper production and ritual practice during this time. Models of social organisation derived from ethnographic research are drawn upon (e.g. Dietler and Herbich 2001; Wallace 1956), to complement and contrast with models of state level society (e.g. D’Altroy and Earle 1985; Wright and Johnson 1975) employed in previous research. The paper begins with a review of previously proposed models for the Cypriot copper industry, followed by a chronological examination of the archaeological evidence utilised in their formulation. It concludes with a presentation of anthropological models for institutions, work feasts, ritual authority and social movements, using them to re-interpret the organisation of copper production in LBA Cyprus.

• • by Matthew Spigelman
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  • Social Theory, Archaeological Theory, Late Bronze Age archaeology, Mediterranean archaeology

This research examines Smelser’s value-added theory of collective behavior. According to Smelser, six determinants are necessary for the development of a social movement: structural conduciveness, structural strain, generalized beliefs,... more

This research examines Smelser’s value-added theory of collective behavior. According to Smelser, six determinants are necessary for the development of a social movement: structural conduciveness, structural strain, generalized beliefs, precipitat- ing factors, mobilization of participants, and social control. As a test of this analytic framework, two Melanesian cargo cult movements and the general history of these movements are investigated. On the basis of a historical and comparative analysis that relies upon both primary and secondary sources, the six factors outlined in the theory are shown to
be present. The relevance of these findings for the explanation of social movements is discussed

• • by John D Knottnerus
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  • Melanesia, Collective Behavior and Social Movements, Cargo Cults, Revitalization Movements

En español: La creencia en el retorno del Inca para restaurar su reino, destruido por los españoles en el siglo XVI, forma parte en los Andes de una larga tradición oral recogida (y alimentada también) por textos de diversa índole... more

En español: La creencia en el retorno del Inca para restaurar su reino, destruido por los españoles en el siglo XVI, forma parte en los Andes de una larga tradición oral recogida (y alimentada también) por textos de diversa índole (crónicas de la conquista española, poesía, pintura, representaciones teatrales) que coincide con una historia igualmente larga de movimientos políticos en el mismo territorio que han intentado poner por obra lo que la creencia anuncia. El autor explora la relación entre ambos fenómenos desde una doble perspectiva comparativa: teniendo en cuenta, por un lado, la experiencia del milenarismo europeo y, por otro, el estudio de los movimientos nativistas y de revitalización que la antropología ha estudiado en sociedades no occidentales sometidas a rápidos procesos de aculturación por el contacto violento con una sociedad occidental. Contrariamente a la opinión dominante en la bibliografía, plantea que el tema de la vuelta del Inca es casi tan antiguo como la conquista española, y que su núcleo simbólico se puede encontrar en algunos datos seguros del orden incaico. La recurrencia de los movimientos delata una sociedad desvertebrada y frágil, así como un tipo de cambio cultural que no puede depender de lo que se sabe por la experiencia histórica europea.

• • by Juan J . R . Villarias-Robles
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  • Andean studies, Revitalization Movements
• • by Gregory Shushan
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  • New Religious Movements, Comparative Religion, Native American Studies, Near-Death Experiences
• • by Talha Minhas
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  • Cultural History, Cultural Studies, Medical Anthropology, Indigenous Studies
• • by James Costa
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  • Sociology, Political Sociology, Social Movements, Anthropology