ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Richard Dawkins, Division Of Labour, Maisin Language
5 May 2016
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Types of religion based on the types of spirits/gods. Tahltans must call spirits back before leaving a campsite so that you do not leave without it & become separated (will get sick and possibly die) Guy swanson life on earth mirrors life in the spiritual realm/spirit world/heavens. What does religion do for people? holds ppl together. Maintains social harmony ppl commit to a religion & to the group allows us to answer big questions. Emile durkheim (sociology) + bronislaw malinawski (anthropology): a) James frazier (wrote golden bough ): magic religion science (order of progress) Mythology comparative study of religion etic framework no search/need for scientific truth has validity in cultural & religious contexts prose narratives (songs, theatre, etc) stories. Myth, legend, folktale? functional interpretation don"t be a cannibal, don"t listen to strangers. Windigo = bogeyman, big bad wolf behave properly or you could turn into this/be taken by this religion in action.
