Functionalists Write, Too: Frazer/Malinowski and the
... handbook for colonial functionaries; nor as evidence supporting theories about classification, evolution, or diffusion of physical, customary, or lin guistic traits; but as pure description, with a dash of humanistic hopes: Perhaps as we read the account of these remote customs there may emerge ...
... handbook for colonial functionaries; nor as evidence supporting theories about classification, evolution, or diffusion of physical, customary, or lin guistic traits; but as pure description, with a dash of humanistic hopes: Perhaps as we read the account of these remote customs there may emerge ...
SUMMONING THE SACRED IN SUMERIAN INCANTATIONS
... impurity and the consequent emphasis on purification are in the background of all ritual behaviour relating to transgression16. As it remains uncertain in the Mesopotamian case whether concepts of defilement preceded concepts of transgression, and because concepts of disorder and transgression appea ...
... impurity and the consequent emphasis on purification are in the background of all ritual behaviour relating to transgression16. As it remains uncertain in the Mesopotamian case whether concepts of defilement preceded concepts of transgression, and because concepts of disorder and transgression appea ...
E. B. Tylor - Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement
... than scientific importance. With their sense of Christian responsibility for peoples then commonly treated by Europeans as creatures of a different and inferior species to themselves, they sought in ethnology a scientific basis for the philanthropic principles expressed notably in the founding of th ...
... than scientific importance. With their sense of Christian responsibility for peoples then commonly treated by Europeans as creatures of a different and inferior species to themselves, they sought in ethnology a scientific basis for the philanthropic principles expressed notably in the founding of th ...
Restudy and Reflexivity in Anthropology and Development
... fundamental change had occurred, not in the project, but in the donor policy which the project was required to affirm in order to exist’, out of time, out of trend, it had become ‘the flared trousers of the DFID wardrobe.’ (2003: 72). The article does not just explore the disjunction between the mod ...
... fundamental change had occurred, not in the project, but in the donor policy which the project was required to affirm in order to exist’, out of time, out of trend, it had become ‘the flared trousers of the DFID wardrobe.’ (2003: 72). The article does not just explore the disjunction between the mod ...
Claude Lévi-Strauss, Chiasmus and the Ethnographic Journey
... into the realm of the supra-sensible) are ahead of positive understanding. In ‘developed’ (‘hot’) societies mythical thought is required to fulfil the same function (to supplement science) but for the inverse reason: scientific knowledge has so outstripped the powers of the imagination that contempo ...
... into the realm of the supra-sensible) are ahead of positive understanding. In ‘developed’ (‘hot’) societies mythical thought is required to fulfil the same function (to supplement science) but for the inverse reason: scientific knowledge has so outstripped the powers of the imagination that contempo ...
DO ”GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS”?: SOME
... whether they be ritual or negotiable. Sandra Wallman’s article on the ”boundaries of race” (1978. ”Boundaries of Race: Processes of Ethnicity in England. Man 13 (2). 200-18.) is highly relevant insofar as it introduces the notion of ”interface” into the study of bordering. Wallman notices that the t ...
... whether they be ritual or negotiable. Sandra Wallman’s article on the ”boundaries of race” (1978. ”Boundaries of Race: Processes of Ethnicity in England. Man 13 (2). 200-18.) is highly relevant insofar as it introduces the notion of ”interface” into the study of bordering. Wallman notices that the t ...
The Oedipus Myth and Complex in Oceania with Special Reference
... accounts for its absence by citing the extended matrilineal family with its fewer opportunities for “intense inward relationships common in the Euroamerican situation， ”17 He goes on to cite the negative results concerning the existence of the Oedipus complex in Oceanic areas, among which he include ...
... accounts for its absence by citing the extended matrilineal family with its fewer opportunities for “intense inward relationships common in the Euroamerican situation， ”17 He goes on to cite the negative results concerning the existence of the Oedipus complex in Oceanic areas, among which he include ...
Fifth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change
... Archetypes are primordial inherent patterns, psychological structures common to all human beings, emerging from the collective unconsciousness and reflected in symbols, images, and themes. Although universal, they manifest differently from person to person, influenced by its individuality, culture, ...
... Archetypes are primordial inherent patterns, psychological structures common to all human beings, emerging from the collective unconsciousness and reflected in symbols, images, and themes. Although universal, they manifest differently from person to person, influenced by its individuality, culture, ...
The sources of this essay are a bias
... looking: event and observation, action and interpretation are indissociable concepts in the quantum mechanical world. It is useless for us, right-thinking social scientists though we may be, to demur on this issue, to claim, for example that we would rather go about our specialized task of observing ...
... looking: event and observation, action and interpretation are indissociable concepts in the quantum mechanical world. It is useless for us, right-thinking social scientists though we may be, to demur on this issue, to claim, for example that we would rather go about our specialized task of observing ...
SOC1016A-Lecture
... 1. Ecological explanations (e.g. lack of proteins) 2. Symbolic explanations (Atzec rituals) What is interesting is our fascination with cannibalism, and its continuous presence in anthropological writings. In other words, its ideological use. ...
... 1. Ecological explanations (e.g. lack of proteins) 2. Symbolic explanations (Atzec rituals) What is interesting is our fascination with cannibalism, and its continuous presence in anthropological writings. In other words, its ideological use. ...
Not So Different After All?: The EU and Myths of Exceptionalism
... The paper argues that the sacred narratives of exceptionalism have been part of the evolution of the EU as well. Despite the claims that it eschewed national interests to forge a new kind of polity, one for which traditional concepts and categories are inadequate, to discussions of it being a post-m ...
... The paper argues that the sacred narratives of exceptionalism have been part of the evolution of the EU as well. Despite the claims that it eschewed national interests to forge a new kind of polity, one for which traditional concepts and categories are inadequate, to discussions of it being a post-m ...
Archetypal Criticism
... recurs in different works, in different cultures and in different periods of time. ...
... recurs in different works, in different cultures and in different periods of time. ...
Political Myths and Totalitarianism: An Anthropological Analysis of
... the Profane, gives to the people »the truth« that they can understand. Finally, myth dresses both these truths, both realities, religious and mundane, heavenly and human, into the suit of poetic expression1. Since the beginning of anthropological research, myth, along with magic and religion, is amo ...
... the Profane, gives to the people »the truth« that they can understand. Finally, myth dresses both these truths, both realities, religious and mundane, heavenly and human, into the suit of poetic expression1. Since the beginning of anthropological research, myth, along with magic and religion, is amo ...
structuralism - U of L Class Index
... Therefore there are laws operating a deeper level and since our brains are pre-programmed to work in the same ways the structure of all cultural elements is the same, even if the content varies. It is in a sense reduced too imitating the mind itself as object. L-S Believed that studying the mytho ...
... Therefore there are laws operating a deeper level and since our brains are pre-programmed to work in the same ways the structure of all cultural elements is the same, even if the content varies. It is in a sense reduced too imitating the mind itself as object. L-S Believed that studying the mytho ...
Archetypal Criticism
... different works, in different cultures and in different periods of time. ...
... different works, in different cultures and in different periods of time. ...
ideology, ritual practice, and cultural heritage: an introduction
... ancient ideologies are predicated on the belief in reciprocity and balance with the supernatural forces of the earth, which is based on widely shared beliefs in the regeneration of life through death observed daily in the sowing and cultivation of their plants. In human societies, worldviews can exp ...
... ancient ideologies are predicated on the belief in reciprocity and balance with the supernatural forces of the earth, which is based on widely shared beliefs in the regeneration of life through death observed daily in the sowing and cultivation of their plants. In human societies, worldviews can exp ...
Course Prefix/Number: ANT 3241
... The opening lecture deals with “religion” as an idea universal to human culture. The questions we must face are, “Is there an activity we may call religion in all human cultures?” and “Do we always easily recognize religion when we encounter it?” The lecture grounds our essentially evolutionary and ...
... The opening lecture deals with “religion” as an idea universal to human culture. The questions we must face are, “Is there an activity we may call religion in all human cultures?” and “Do we always easily recognize religion when we encounter it?” The lecture grounds our essentially evolutionary and ...
Chapter Twenty-Four Lecture Two
... • The process uses allegorical and symbolic interpretations throughout its history. • By examining the history of myth interpretation, we can actually track the development of thought, since all ages will try to understand things – including myth -- in light of the prevailing ideas of the time. • Th ...
... • The process uses allegorical and symbolic interpretations throughout its history. • By examining the history of myth interpretation, we can actually track the development of thought, since all ages will try to understand things – including myth -- in light of the prevailing ideas of the time. • Th ...
See Preview - Cordillera Studies Center
... existence of two versions of a particular section. Which of the two versions represents the author’s final intention? This too had to be resolved. The greater problem is perhaps the problem of incompleteness. Two pages are missing in the copy of the manuscript used for editing. In one case (“Approac ...
... existence of two versions of a particular section. Which of the two versions represents the author’s final intention? This too had to be resolved. The greater problem is perhaps the problem of incompleteness. Two pages are missing in the copy of the manuscript used for editing. In one case (“Approac ...
Anthropology helps us bust myths about human nature: for example
... look at economic roles, kinship, social classifications, power in the household and in public, sex roles, contribution to overall household or group nutrition and health, inheritance of land and name, etc…we find amazing diversity across human groups. This tells us that there is not only one way to ...
... look at economic roles, kinship, social classifications, power in the household and in public, sex roles, contribution to overall household or group nutrition and health, inheritance of land and name, etc…we find amazing diversity across human groups. This tells us that there is not only one way to ...
by Claude Levi
... Main Idea: study culture (outward classifications, practices, beliefs, organizations) to to try and understand unconscious principles that structure human culture, which reveal the underlying patterns of human thought o Culture is system and collection of arbitrary symbols. Similar to phonemes of a ...
... Main Idea: study culture (outward classifications, practices, beliefs, organizations) to to try and understand unconscious principles that structure human culture, which reveal the underlying patterns of human thought o Culture is system and collection of arbitrary symbols. Similar to phonemes of a ...
Comparing The Earth on Turtle`s Back, When Grizzlies Walked
... When this world came to being, there was no single explanation of its origin. Many Native American tribes and other religious groups throughout the world created their own origin or creation myths for the earth on a whole or just the people of the earth. The basis of these myths was cultural and soc ...
... When this world came to being, there was no single explanation of its origin. Many Native American tribes and other religious groups throughout the world created their own origin or creation myths for the earth on a whole or just the people of the earth. The basis of these myths was cultural and soc ...
Mythological criticism
... • A mythological critic uses hopes, fears, and expectations set by certain cultures to uncover universal ideas or themes in certain literature. • Carl Jung, a psychologist in the 1930’s, to explain that we all share a general subconscious and archetypes are universal • Sir James Frazer studied myth ...
... • A mythological critic uses hopes, fears, and expectations set by certain cultures to uncover universal ideas or themes in certain literature. • Carl Jung, a psychologist in the 1930’s, to explain that we all share a general subconscious and archetypes are universal • Sir James Frazer studied myth ...
Moro-Myers-Lehman Text Supplement
... Myths are sacred and true cultural narratives. They allow people to explain their origins and worldview, and act as social charters. Myths and religions depend on symbols and symbolic behavior. It is the task of the anthropologist to interpret the meaning of such symbols and myths, and to discern th ...
... Myths are sacred and true cultural narratives. They allow people to explain their origins and worldview, and act as social charters. Myths and religions depend on symbols and symbolic behavior. It is the task of the anthropologist to interpret the meaning of such symbols and myths, and to discern th ...