The H-Factor of Anthropology

Abstract

«\xa0How can we make any progress in the understanding of cultures, ancient or modern, if we persist in dividing what the people join, and in joining what they keep apart\xa0?\xa0»Arthur M. Hocart (1970 [1952]\xa0: 23). The recent exposure of hospitality in the public forum in relation to the 2015 refugee crisis has forced anthropology to return to hospitality, albeit from the disciplinary center. Now more than ever it is clear we must go further in the effort to de-localize and re-localize anthropology ...