The Dunbar Number & Social Cohesion
Examining the cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, and its implications for modern digital communities.
Animism & Ecological Worldviews
How indigenous ontologies frame nature as a network of sentient beings, and what modern environmental policy can learn from relational epistemologies.
Kinship Systems in Indigenous Societies
A comparative analysis of matrilineal, patrilineal, and cognatic descent structures, and how they dictate resource distribution and social mobility.
The Evolution of Gift Economies
Tracing reciprocal exchange systems from the Kula Ring to modern open-source communities, and the anthropology of obligation and generosity.
Sacred Geography & Cultural Landscapes
How physical terrain becomes imbued with myth, memory, and ritual significance, shaping territorial identity and spiritual practice across civilizations.
Oral Traditions & Epistemological Frameworks
Beyond storytelling: how oral cultures encode law, history, and scientific observation through rhythm, mnemonic devices, and performative knowledge transmission.