ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank the staff at Palgrave Macmillan who have assisted
us in the production of this book, especially our original Acquisitions
Editor, Mireille Yanow. We also wish to thank the many people that we
have worked with in our global traverses, stays, and movements. Also,
many people have worked with us in thefield and at institutions that we
have worked at while conducting research and lecturing. Further informa-
tion on our research, writings, and collaborations can be found on the
Internet and at some of our own webpages:
http://www.stewartstrathern.pitt.edu/
http://www.pitt.edu/~strather/
http://www.pitt.edu/~strather/sandspublicat.htmOurJournal of Ritual Studies(Stewart and Strathern, Editors in Chief),
Facebook Page is:
https://www.facebook.com/ritualstudiesLarge parts of this book were composed while staying in New Zealand
as Visiting Fellows in the Department of Anthropology, University of
Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, in a part of 2015–2016. We thank the
supportive staff members and our colleagues within the Department,
especially Prof. Glenn Summerhayes and Prof. Richard Walter, for their
assistance and conversations. We also thank everyone who helped us
during our Study Abroad program, Pitt in the Pacific (University of
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