In my last post, we looked at the concepts of justice and mercy from an anthropological perspective using a highly simplified example featuring a fictional group called…

I have been thinking a lot lately about justice and mercy. I promise to get back to weaving soon, but for now I am weaving with words.

Cleaning rituals are found all over the world. Although many are tied to religious beliefs - Chinese New Year, Persian New Year, Lent, Passover, Imbolc, Diwali - the ubiquity of the rituals suggests a physical, as well as a spiritual, value…