This essay reads the so-called 'new animism' alongside historical materialism of Benjamin, Horkheimer and Adorno. The aim is to draw out political dimensions former ecological latter. New animism shares with a critique modernity alienation produced by separation human sphere culture from nonhuman field nature. Both theories are interested in as exemplary refusals this both seek mimetic, non-obj...

In the Quechua community of Coipasi (Bolivia) relations between living and dead (almas—souls) swing excess containment, remembrance distancing. The aim this article is to show that emotivity spirits plays a fundamental role in these relations. Like all matters pertaining nature spirits, excessive but also, most importantly, it appears extent souls feel alienated from family social practices. Th...

The question about differences in dietary patterns associated with beer, wine, and spirits is still unresolved. We used diet data from 423 middle-aged males of the STANISLAS Study. Using adjusted values for covariates, we observed a negative significant association between increasing alcohol intakes and the consumption of milk, yogurt, and fresh/uncured cheese, sugar and confectionery, vegetabl...

Type of the wood used for aging highly influences quality alcoholic beverages. In this research we explored potential cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse (DPV) to establish fingerprints characteristic each enable determining type in process. Eleven different samples were prepare three types spirits during 15 months. The highest extraction rate was obtained first month, while further ...