In the past, forests occupied the major part of the land. They left a deep trace in the human cognizance as they incorporated using different traditions and cults to the human culture. The perception of this environment has changed during the ages. From ancient times fore...

Basque nationalism is a phenomenon that emerged at the end of the 19th century and remains alive until today. It had its ups and downs in the course of the 20th century, and during this period it changed the way it manifested itself. This article i...

This study attempts to apply the method of structural analysis to a Welsh myth taken from the Mabinogi book. This myth, the so-called “First Branch of Mabinogi”, refers to the relationship between the world of people and the Otherworld. The method of structural analysis, creat...

This study analyzes developments in the field of study of political clientelism over the course of the last 50 years. It will focus on a broad spectrum of literature, but will also pay attention to particular research carried out in Latin America. The main goal is to...

The aim of the article in its first part is twofold: 1) to offer an overview of the Czech anthropological discourse since its establishment as a separate field of study in the 1990s (special attention is paid to the process of separation of anthropological discourse from&...

Sex and sexuality is becoming one of the main topics of public discussion on television and on Internet servers. Among the consumers of these media are adolescent individuals, who form their perception of sexuality and have their fi rst sexual experiences. The&#...

This essay is an addendum to methods in anthropology. The historical importance of Francis Bacons method of experiment in social sciences is discussed.