Ethnic Boundary Maintenance, Readaptation and Societal Evolution in the San Blas Islands of Panama

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
REGINA Ε. HOLLOMAN
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Boundary ◽  
Boundary Maintenance ◽  
Societal Evolution

scholarly journals Maintaining Ethnic Boundary: The Ethnogenesis of Madhesi Identity in Nepal Tarai

Patan Pragya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 174-192
Author(s):  
Nirodh Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Political Context ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Political Autonomy ◽  
Relational Processes ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Ethnic Boundary ◽  
Boundary Maintenance ◽  
Diverse Groups ◽  
Group Boundary

This article attempts to illuminate on the processes wherein diverse groups of Madhesi people of the central Tarai have been ethnicized to form a shared identity in the specific historical and socio-political context of Nepal. Drawing on the perceptions and subjective experiences of Madhesi individuals in terms of their identity, it is argued that Madhesi identity has come into being and maintained through the practices of boundary maintenance that encompasses relational processes of inclusion and exclusion. Madhesi people have re(asserted) their cultural contrast to the Pahadis and claim political autonomy of the Tarai territory where they belong for making ethnic distinction and maintaining group boundary.

Patterns of dispersal and diversification in South America

2020 ◽  
pp. 253-274
Author(s):  
Pieter Muysken ◽  
Mily Crevels
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Late Development ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Ethnic Boundary ◽  
Major Language ◽  
Boundary Maintenance

This chapter presents some of the main issues relating to language diversification in South America. How to explain the large number of genealogical units (107–118) in the continent, in view of its relatively recent human settlement, probably around 15,000 years ago? First the chapter presents the major language families such as Arawakan and Tupian. Then the chapter describes the major typological patterns characterizing the continent and their geographical distribution in terms of linguistic areas and the putative Andean-Amazonian divide, which is questioned here. A number of potential explanations for the diversity are presented: few large empires, geographical barriers, late development of food crops, possible effects of European invasion, ethos of ethnic boundary maintenance, and low population densities until recently. There is no conclusive evidence yet for any single explanation. The chapter concludes with a brief summary of the chapters in the book regarding South America.

scholarly journals “Why Don’t You Go to the Mosque?” Epistemic Deference and Everyday Religious Practices in Hui Muslim Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 983-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Stroup
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Ethnic Identity Formation ◽  
Ethnic Boundary ◽  
Boundary Maintenance ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
The Masses

AbstractThe study of everyday ethnicity emphasizes the importance of seeking the perspectives of the masses regarding processes of ethnic identity formation and ethnic boundary maintenance. In contrast to elite-centered approaches, everyday ethnicity attempts to understand how ethnicity is constructed from the bottom-up. However, seeking the everyday presents researchers with a number of distinct challenges. Prevalent among these obstacles is a tendency of non-elite respondents to direct scholars to elite authorities when responding to questions about ethnic identity, claiming they lack expertise or qualifications to speak on the subject. This epistemic deference toward elite sources may be particularly acute in ethno-religious communities, where the hierarchies of religious orders may reinforce the gulf of “knowledge” between clergy and lay believers. This article examines the problem of epistemic deference through a case study of everyday ethnicity in urban Hui Muslim communities in China. Drawing on data collected over the course of 152 interviews and numerous ethnographic observations conducted in four cities in China (Beijing, Jinan, Yinchuan, and Xining) between July 2015 and July 2016, the article illustrates the challenges posed by epistemic deference to field researchers in religious communities.

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