ANT207H1- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 21 pages long!)
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Trobriand cricket - jerry leach, gary kildea (1975) Compared to british cricket (11 players; slow) - england, medieval times. Played with dances and chants - cultural transformation with trobriands. Used to be played just in mission clothes -> added decorations etc. Mission gangs = entertainment - substitute warfare. Competition = ritualized and politicized - kayassa. Mission teams weren"t allowed magic (throwing styles were so accurate) -> shortened stumps; villagers still used it. War magic = adapted to cricket (change course of ball etc. ) Chants - ridicule people, be about recent events, constantly being invented, themes. 2 types of dances: entrance, celebration - entrance dance can be turned into exit dance. Traditional dancing = incorporated into cricket dances. Centre man (i. e. rain magic so it doesn"t rain during the game) Face-painting, coconut oil, etc. lowers inhibitions -> more courageous (change in personality) Ankle bands, bandanas - magical association with speediness of foot.
