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Philippe Descola

Anthropology of nature

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2000 - 2019

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Un couple de la société maure de Mauritanie

From poetized Arab-Muslim courtly love to seduction in Mauritanian Moorish society

Conference at the Institute of Civilizations, March 18 2026

Published on 4 February 2026

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Exposition Du terrain au texte, prolongation

Exhibition : From field to text. Publishing ethnology and its images

From November 14 2025 to March 27 2026

Published on 13 January 2026

Buffle attaché à un piquet

Sacrificing to govern : rituals, legitimacy and power in Nepal

Conference at the Institute of Civilizations, February 24 2026

Published on 4 February 2026

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For a florescidade and a florestania : inhabiting the Earth in the Anthropocene

François-Xavier Fauvelle, Philippe Descola, Yves Coppens

The Great African Rift at the crossroads of time - ^2nd day

18 November 2023

François-Xavier Fauvelle, Philippe Descola, Yves Coppens

The Great African Rift at the crossroads of time - ^1st day

17 November 2023

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