ANTH 410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Max Gluckman, Kula Ring, Emic And Etic
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In the context of this article: explain why nuer tribal identity is complex and situational rather than uniformly imposed . According to evans-pritchard any given nuer"s tribal identity is complex and situational rather than uniformly imposed simply due to them shifting the specifics of said identity based on the given context in which they are currently in. Thus, depending on the situation a nuer may understand themselves and their specific tribal identity differently. To simplify everything about the nuer"s tribal identity is relative. Based on both readings i would have to agree with what mcgee and warms claim in the footnotes about evans-pritchard and gluckman being more influenced by radcliffe-brown than. This comes through especially strongly in evans-pritchard"s work with his various diagrammed etic perspective depictions of nuer social structures. And while this may be true, as previously mentioned. Malinowski"s influence is still clear as well, which is unsurprising considering as we"ve discussed.
