HRAF’s 2015 Year in Review and 2016 Preview
By Francine Barone Happy 2016! Another year has flown by here at HRAF. Since our last yearly review, we’ve been working hard to fulfill our goals. This year, we’re expanding on a number of new projects…
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Updated & Redesigned User Guide in eHRAF Databases
By Francine Barone We are excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned, comprehensive user guide for the eHRAF Databases. Our updated guide covers everything inside eHRAF, including Browse, Basic Search, Advanced Search, and filtering and…
HRAF 2014 Recap and 2015 Preview
By Francine Barone 2014 was a busy year for HRAF. In this post, we look back at milestones from the past 12 months as well as take a sneak peek at new things to come…
What eHRAF Can Teach Us About Epidemics and “Customary” Burial Practices
In news reports about the Ebola outbreak, traditional burial practices that involve coming into intimate contact with the corpse have been blamed for spreading the deadly disease. However, these sometimes sensational accounts (“Kissing the Corpses…
Featured eHRAF teaching exercise: Cross-Cultural Correlation Study
Educators: Did you know that the HRAF website contains an open access collection of nearly 40 teaching exercises (sample syllabi) for classroom use that include questions and class assignments based on eHRAF World Cultures or…