Michael Allen

Male Cults Revisited: The Politics of Blood versus Semen

Anthropology

IN 1957, as a fourth-year honours undergraduate at SydneyUniversity, I carried out a library-based study of male initiations inMelanesia, t...

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This paper, titled "Male Cults Revisited: The Politics of Blood versus Semen," offers a fascinating historical and analytical re-examination of the au...

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Michael Allen

Ritualized Homosexuality, Male Power and Political Organization in North Vanuatu: A Comparative Analysis

Anthropology

THE ISLAND of Malekula, in north Vanuatu, has for long been recognized as a locus classicus for the occurrence of organized male homosexual...

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The paper embarks on a fascinating and historically significant topic, revisiting the "locus classicus" of organized male homosexuality in North Vanua...

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Michael Allen

Hierarchy and Complementarity in Newar Society

Anthropology

IN A NUMBER of important areas of Newar social life notions of complementarity and status parity are accorded almost as much weight as are...

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This paper offers a compelling and nuanced re-evaluation of social stratification within Newar society, moving beyond simplistic notions of 'pure' cas...

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Michael Allen

Girls' Pre-Puberty Rites among the Newars of Kathmandu Valley

Anthropology

IN THIS CHAPTER I describe two unusual rites performed by the Newars of Kathmandu Valley; an elaborate two-day ceremony in which a large gr...

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This paper, "Girls' Pre-Puberty Rites among the Newars of Kathmandu Valley," offers a compelling and ethnographically rich examination of distinctive...

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Francesco De Naro Papa

Recensione a: Adrian Bremenkamp, Ars nova translata. Altniederländische Malerei in Neapel und der Krone Aragon, München, Hirmer Verlag 2021, pp. 327

Art

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Adrian Bremenkamp’s *Ars nova translata. Altniederländische Malerei in Neapel und der Krone Aragon* (Hirmer Verlag, 2021) presents a compelling new st...

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Iacopo Benincampi

Recensione a: M.B. Guerrieri Borsoi (a cura di), Le arti a Frascati dall’Antichità al Settecento, Roma, Edizioni Tored 2021, pp. 224

Art

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This submission presents a clear bibliographic entry for a book review, "Recensione a: M.B. Guerrieri Borsoi (a cura di), Le arti a Frascati dall’Anti...

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Francesco Capitummino, Ruggero Longo

Rogerius structor. La cattedrale di Cefalù rivisitata

Architecture

La cattedrale di Cefalù, così come ci è pervenuta, rappresenta il frutto di travagliate vicende che tengono conto di motivazioni di ordine politico e...

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The article, "Rogerius structor. La cattedrale di Cefalù rivisitata," presents a provocative re-evaluation of the construction history of Cefalù Cathe...

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Ana Martín García

La identidad salesiana a partir de la Heráldica Eclesiástica. Origen, composición, figuras y lema del escudo de la Congregación Salesiana (1884)

History

Desde una perspectiva historiográfica, el escudo de la Congregación Salesiana no ha sido estudiado dentro de la disciplina de la Historia del Arte. En...

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The proposed article, "La identidad salesiana a partir de la Heráldica Eclesiástica. Origen, composición, figuras y lema del escudo de la Congregación...

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Rinaldo D'Alessandro

L’abbaziale di Santa Maria di Fontelaurato: cronologia, architettura e inquadramento nell’ambito delle prime fondazioni florensi

Architecture

Riassunto Il contributo affronta la fase medioevale dell’abbazia florense di Santa Maria di Fontelaurato, importante fondazione florense. Partendo dal...

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The paper, "L’abbaziale di Santa Maria di Fontelaurato: cronologia, architettura e inquadramento nell’ambito delle prime fondazioni florensi," offers...

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Gianluigi Mangiapane, Valentina Sant

Periferie esistenziali. L’innovazione artistica del flusso di coscienza

Art

Attraverso una collezione dell'Università di Torino, composta da opere realizzate da pazienti psichiatrici tra Ottocento e Novecento, si ripercorre la...

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Questo saggio si propone di esplorare il significativo percorso dell'arte prodotta in contesti psichiatrici, tracciandone l'evoluzione da semplice ogg...

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