As well as a fascinating ornithological study of Indonesian bird life, Nage Birds offers a much-needed critique of current theoretical argument on how non-western societies categorize and evaluate different species…

The book examines ‘wildmen'such as Homo floresiensis and ebu gogo, images of hairy humanlike creatures known to rural villagers and other local people in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. It explores…

Through selections from his speeches, homilies, and other writings, this work presents Pope Francis’s vision of mission-his understanding of what church in a missionary key looks like. It shows how…