HRAF is pleased to announce the recipients of the HRAF Global Scholars Program for 2023. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to our research databases, eHRAF World Cultures…
It has been 25 years since the application known today as the eHRAF World Cultures database made its debut on the World Wide Web. The first online version of the eHRAF Collection of Ethnography was…
The Human Relations Area Files is pleased to announce that the latest version of our eHRAF World Cultures database officially launched on August 15, 2022. What’s new? The new eHRAF World Cultures application offers a…
HRAF is pleased to announce the recipients of the HRAF Global Scholars Program for 2022. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to our research databases, eHRAF World Cultures…
Over the past year, HRAF has encouraged current member institutions to preview our new design of the eHRAF World Cultures database. This new application will replace the current version of eHRAF World Cultures beginning in…
HRAF Global Scholar: Sayema Khatun Title: Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology University Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh Research Topic: Policy Response to the Influx of Rohingya in Bangladesh Sayema Khatun is an Associate Professor in the Department…
HRAF Global Scholar: Ouattara Seydou Title: PhD Candidate in Sociology, Socioeconomics, Governance, and Development University Affiliation: Alassane Ouattara University, Côte d’Ivoire Research Topic: The Ivorian school: challenges and perspectives for a successful education system Ouattara…
Carol R. Ember and Ian Skoggard In many societies known to anthropology, people look to their gods for help and for explanations of unfortunate and traumatic events. Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (1948) suggested that religion is…
HRAF is pleased to announce the recipients of the HRAF Global Scholars Program for 2021. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to our research databases, eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…
In January, HRAF shared an update which included projections for new cultures and traditions that we expected to add to the eHRAF databases in 2020. Below is a list of the cultures we have added…