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Skip to main content A to Z entry listBrowse entriesAboutContact usSubmit an entryCreditsTeaching Support the encyclopedia Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology Homepage The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology (CEA) isa growing open-access teaching and learning resource.Its goal is to facilitate access to scholarship inSocial Anthropology for experts and non-experts worldwide.All entries are written and peer-reviewed by leading academics. Latest Entries Economics, Politics Egalitarianism Anthropology makes a unique contribution to the study of egalitarianism. While ‘egalitarianism’ has long been the purview of moral philosophy, anthropology is unique in that it is the... April 2022 by Megan Laws Region, Religion Haitian Vodou Haitian Vodou first took shape in the context of slavery. Once the religion of the royal family in Dahomey, in West Africa, it was then transformed by the slaves of the island of... April 2022 by Laënnec Hurbon Politics, Theory Prefigurative politics ‘Prefigurative politics’ refers to how activists embody and enact, within their activism, the socialities and practices they foster for broader society. Inspired by anarchist... March 2022 by Guilherme Fians Region, Religion Vodou Ayisyen Vodou ayisyen an pran nesans nan kontèks esklavaj la. Yon relijyon fanmi Wa nan peyi Dawome, nan Afrik oksidantal, esklav sou lil Dayiti yo te tranfòme l kòm yon zouti pou yo... March 2022 by Laënnec Hurbon MORE + Categories Economics Health Kinship Politics Region Religion Theory Support Support the encyclopedia Share Top top Website © 2022 Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology. All entries are copyright of the authors and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. ISSN 2398-516X