ANTB66H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sephardi Jews, Bilu, Digambara
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Radically different theoretical perspectives: cultural psychology/ cultural politics. Nonetheless, both draw attention to racialized political realities in israel and peru. Both examine the ways ethnic groups incorporate cultural beliefs into pilgrimage practices. Important to note: there can be still moments of communitas amongst discrete groups but still you can"t avoid the contestation. This competition for blessing marks areas of contestation. There are moments of communitas and then there are moments of real contestation/ fight. There are two radical essays (bilu) vs. sallnow. Billu approached a cultural psychologist: he brought the internal psychology into focus, he did this by focusing on the sephardic jews that made trips to israel, it was a freudian analysis. Both essays examine the ways ethnic groups incorporate cultural beliefs into pilgrimage practices. Michael carrithers" essay: on polytropy: or the natural condition of spiritual cosmopolitan: troubles the very idea of a religious identity as absolute by focusing on kasars.
