ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Zande People, Nationstates
20 Nov 2017
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Metaphors are intrinsically absurd, but they are a crucial component of human existence. World views: an encompassing picture of reality based on shared cultural assumptions about how the works. We can think of metaphors, rituals, stories music and myths as symbolic actions, activities that dramatically depict the world viewsshared by a specific group of people. Lecture 7: why are metaphors, rituals and zombies good to think with": belief systems and world views, metaphors, rituals, witchcraft and magic in england, myths. Ritual: a dramatic rendering of meanings shared by a specific group of people in a way that makes those meanings seem correct. A ritual not only depicts a metaphor but teaches participants how to experience the world as if the forces, gods and spirits were truly real. Another way in which key metaphors are combined and applied to help people understand their feelings and experiences in the world. The rise of the occult or witchcraft and magic in post-apartheid.
