ANTHROP 2R03 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Thai Amulets (Jan 9)
11 Feb 2019
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Practice/prescription: william a. christian anthropologist and historian, spain distinguishes between. Thai amulets: also, big business 5 million people involved, wealthy collectors from asia, europe global, trade in amulets = lucrative, bought and sold despite contradiction between buddhism and worldly commerce. Ideological differences between anthropology (evolution) and christianity (creationism) made it difficult for anthropologists to gain rapport with christian groups. Anthropology of christianity: christianity started 2000 years ago outgrowth of judaism, all christians jesus, son of god, resurrected after crucifixion, provides eternal life, divisions within christianity: 1. Syria, coptic church in egypt) and roman catholicism (headed by pope, based in. Rome: early 16th century (1517 luther) protestant reformation schism within western. Christianity between roman catholic church and reformers who protested ( protestant) against certain practices and doctrines of catholicism, set up new churches: martin luther, john calvin and others, historical origins of present-day protestant denominations (baptists, presbyterians, Mennonites, united church, anglicans) and u. s. evangelical fundamentalists studied by.
