{"id":2373,"date":"2022-01-20T12:53:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myna-project.cei.iscte-iul.pt\/index.php\/home-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:35:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myna-project.cei.iscte-iul.pt\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A comparative study of religious-environmental dynamics among Inner Asian and African dryland communities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Arid and semi-arid areas, which cover about 41% of the world and sustain two billion people, are uniquely challenged under global environmental change. Shifts in land management, land tenure and land use, political instability, and climate change challenge dryland populations who are often mobile and rely on livestock. In parallel, some dryland areas are undergoing rapid religious transformations, such as conversion to global religions, spiritual revitalization, and radicalization, which occur alongside cultural change, economic diversification, and political marginalization. The MYNA project explores relationships between religious and environmental transformations in dryland areas of Inner Asia and Africa by focusing on Mongolian and Kenyan pastoral systems and northern Mozambican farming systems. This study advances the scholarship on global environmental change by addressing the neglected dimensions of spirituality, religion and religious change. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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MYNA in Antigua, Guatemala: The World Anthropological Union Congress 2025<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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The\u00a0World Anthropological Union Congress 2025\u00a0took place in Antigua, Guatemala, from November 3 to 8, 2025.MYNA team members Joana Roque de Pinho and Angela Kronenburg Garc\u00eda...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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MYNA Project at the 7th Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Just like two years ago, Troy co-organized the stimulating\u00a07th Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference\u00a0at the University of Oxford. Hosted by the School of Geography and the...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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New MYNA photo-podcast highlights changing religious and environmental landscapes in Amboseli, Kenya<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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In this sixth MYNA photo-podcast Megan Wainwright speaks with Joana Roque de Pinho about her recent fieldwork in Amboseli, Kenya and what has changed since...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Findings presented in Post-Graduate Anthropology Seminar at the University of Lisbon (ICS)<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Team members Troy and Joana recently discussed their preliminary findings at the Instituto de Ci\u00eancias Sociais (ICS), University of Lisbon, in the Seminar in Post-Graduate...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Religion and Environment panel at the V Confer\u00eancia Bienal Internacional de Antropologia do Ambiente in Lisbon<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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The V Confer\u00eancia Bienal Internacional de Antropologia do Ambiente (Fifth Biennial International Conference on Environmental Anthropology) took place at the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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ENTRECAMPUS magazine highlights MYNA project<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Iscte’s magazine, ENTRECAMPUS, highlights MYNA Project in interview (16 December 2024). Browse the full issue\u00a0here.<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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New MYNA photo-podcast on fieldwork in Mozambique, Kenya and Mongolia<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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In this fifth MYNA photo-podcast Megan Wainwright speaks with Angela Kronenburg Garc\u00eda about fieldwork she has done in Mozambique, and her recent fieldwork in Kenya...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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MYNA symposium participants visit farms in Alentejo<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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To wrap up MYNA symposium-related activities, what can be better than traveling to the beautiful montado agro-silvopastoral system of Alentejo and communing with the local livestock?We did...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>

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Kenyan co-researchers take center stage at the MYNA symposium<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Stanley ole Neboo, Lenaai ole Mowuo and Richard ole Supeet. Photo: Angela Kronenburg Garc\u00eda A highlight of the MYNA symposium in Lisbon was the participation...<\/p>Read More ><\/a><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article><\/div>\n

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