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Continuidad y discontinuidad en el trabajo artesanal: experiencias del proyecto diccionario de artefactos arqueológicos y etnológicos de Costa Rica
(2013-01-29)
This is an analytical progress report on the data of the “Diccionario de objetos arqueológicos y etnológicos de Costa Rica”, a project supported by the Office of the Vice Rector of Research of the University of Costa Rica. ...
La emergencia de nuevos asentamientos y lo religioso
La emergencia de nuevos asentamientos y lo religioso
(2013-07-05)
The purpose I pursue this work is to identify the essential features of collective expectations: trust, reciprocity, introjection of values and social norms, networks and social interactions I have observed in the context ...
De cuarteles a museos: los museos y el discurso de la civilidad costarricense
De cuarteles a museos: los museos y el discurso de la civilidad costarricense
(2013-07-04)
With the abolition of the Costa Rican Army in 1948, the facilities of the Bellavista Fort were destined as the new headquarters of the National Museum of Costa Rica, starting a tra- dition of transforming military forts, ...
La distribución de la jadeíta en Centroamérica y su significado social
La distribución de la jadeíta en Centroamérica y su significado social
(2013-07-04)
In this article we discuss the distribution of jade artifacts in ancient Central America, and the implications it has in understanding processes of sociopolitical interaction. The significant development of jade lapidary ...
El perro del hortelano: políticas públicas, institucionalidad y pueblos indígenas en Costa Rica
El perro del hortelano: políticas públicas, institucionalidad y pueblos indígenas en Costa Rica
(2013-07-04)
The following article presents an overview of the indigenous policies developed in the last half-century by Costa Rican governments, as well as the reactions to them of some groups of the indigenous population of the ...
Protestantism and ethnic identity moravian missionaries on the Nicaraguan Atlantic coast in the 19th Century
Protestantism and ethnic identity moravian missionaries on the Nicaraguan Atlantic coast in the 19th Century
(2013-07-04)
When it comes to explaining the cultural differences which separate the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua from the Pacific part of the country, one of the distinguishing aspects always pointed out is the difference in religion: ...
IDENTIDAD EN LA COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA DE TÉRRABA: UN CASO DE REVITALIZACIÓN
Identidad en la comunidad indígena de Térraba: un caso de revitalización
(2013-01-29)
The indigenous people of Térraba has been considered to be one of the most transculturized indigenous people in Costa Rica. In recent years, nevertheless, a gradual revitalization process of the cultural identity and ethnic ...
Un vistazo hacia la antropología del consumo
Un vistazo hacia la antropología del consumo
(2013-07-04)
The purpose of this article is to show a new field of study for de Anthropology in Costa Rica. If truth that the Anthropology of consumption is not new tendency, but in our country has been few studied or nothing. This ...
Evidencias paleoindio / arcaicas y su distribución espacial en finca Guardiria, Turrialba
(2013-07-04)
Recientemente, se realizó un estudio evaluativo en Finca Guardiria y, posteriormente, ex- cavaciones restringidas en áreas seleccionadas, a raíz del proyecto de construcción de una zona industrial en dicho terreno. Con el ...
Construyendo caminos de diálogo entre una universidad y comunidades indígenas del Departamento de Antioquia - Colombia
(2013-01-29)
Pedagogy inside universities has a colonizing role. This explains the discomfort of indigenous communities towards the academy, as well as the research in the universities. This article shares some experiences of the ...