Evans-Pritchard Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Samenvatting Cultural Anthropology 3: History and Theory in Anthropology () voor midterm. Samenvatting van alle verplichte weekartikelen t/m het midterm. Margaret Mead, Boas, Ruth Benedict, Stuart Hall, Baartman, Coming of Age, Zora Neale Hurston, Mauss, The gift, Jane Guyer, Malinowski, Evans-pritchard, Tim Ingold, Lévi-Strauss, Mary Douglas

Dit document begint met een inleiding waarin Evans-Pritchard's werk "Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande" wordt besproken, waarin hij het hekserijgeloof binnen de Azande-samenleving in Centraal-Afrika onderzoekt. Het document benadrukt dat het hekserijgeloof fungeert als een raamwerk waarmee de Azande negatieve gebeurtenissen verklaren en de verantwoordelijkheid toeschrijven aan heksen. Vervolgens verschuift het naar persoonlijke ervaringen met astrologie en tarot als moderne prakt...

Structural Functionalists have a Structure-Centered - Synchronic view Structural Functionalists are interested, above all, in Social Order. They believe that various structures emerge which allow societies to function properly. These cultural entities are things like education, legal, religious and economic systems. In a "properly" functioning society common values and norms hold society together and the Family is the key. Structural-Functionalism Structural functionalism is a type of...

Chapter 1: The Anthropological Study of Religion TEST QUESTIONS Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following would not be an appropriate task for an anthropologist? a. translating a religious text in the Navaho language b. excavating the ruins of a Mayan temple c. filming an American religious ceremony d. studying the chimpanzees of the Gombe National Park e. all of the above would be appropriate tasks Answer: e page 2 2. A study of a people's religious beliefs and...

Chapter 3 FIELDWORK AND ETHNOGRAPHY 1. What is the necessary starting point for all anthropologists conducting fieldwork, as demonstrated in the heartbreaking stories recounted by Nancy Scheper-Hughes? a. trends c. people b. space d. records ANS: C 2. Making the strange seem more familiar is an overarching goal of which method of conducting anthropology? a. key interviews c. ethnographic fieldwork b. structured surveys d. salvage ethnography ANS: C 3. Anthropologists conducting fieldwork may exp...

Chapter 2: Culture MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is one key aspect in how we understand the idea of culture? a. Humans inherit culture from their parents. b. The process of culture is unique to humans. c. Culture can only be learned through exposure to cultural institutions. d. Humans learn culture throughout their lives. ANS: D DIF: Moderate OBJ: 2.1 What is culture? MSC: Analyzing 2. Culture as a system includes knowledge, beliefs, patterns of behavior, and artifacts. It also must include which of t...

Chapter 03 - Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology Multiple Choice Questions Chapter 03 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology 1. Which of the following research methods is a distinctive strategy within anthropology? A. its practice of cross-cultural comparison B. the biological perspective C. ethnography D. the evolutionary perspective E. working with skilled respondents Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Topic: Ethnography: anthropology's distinctive strategy 2. All of the ...

This is a complete summary of all the articles that are obligatory readings for the course Inhabiting Cultural Worlds as taught in the minor Anthropology, what it means to be human. This summary also includes notes from all of the lectures and helpful diagrams. The entire document is in English.

Chapter 13: Religion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Anthropologists typically conduct fieldwork as participants, living in and coexisting with those they study. Religion, as a set of beliefs about how the world ought to be, can be successfully studied because it is also a. easily understood as a practice by attending religious services. b. lived out in a community of people. c. understood as to its truth or falsity through participant observation. d. useful as a theoretical understanding of daily life. ANS:...