speculation that due to a lack of knowledge regarding the natural causes‚ the Azande are unable to distinguish the natural causes from the supernatural causes and that‚ as a result‚ the Azande are more primitive (and less advanced) than the Europeans (Evans-Pritchard 18; 30). This particular speculation stems from the Eurocentric theory of cultural evolution‚ which states that all cultures progress through the same path with a same set of scales and stages. Before the Enlightenment‚ the Europeans have attributed
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and sorcery. Chapter 5 of J.R. Bowen Religions in Practice: An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion. Allyn and Bacon. Eriksen‚ T. H 2001. Small Places‚ Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. London: Pluto Press. Evans-Pritchard‚ E. E. 1965. Theories of Primitive Religion. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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Anthropological Association. Mair‚ L. (1965:69). An introduction to Social Anthropology. Clarendon Press‚ Oxford. Malinowski‚ B. (1927:244.) Sex and Repression in Savage Society. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Parkin‚ R Pritchard‚ E (1951:360-391) Kinship and Local Community among the Nuer. London: Oxford Press. Redfield‚ R (1953: 144.) The primitive world and its transformations. Ithaca‚ Cornell University Press. Roscoe‚ P. (1994:49-76.) Amity and Aggression: A Symbolic Theory Of Inceest. University
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II Witchcraft among the Azande is an integral part of everyday life. From highly involved communal practices to individual daily life‚ witchcraft and such happenings can take place at any time and to anyone. During his time among the Azande‚ Evans Pritchard originally thought of the Azande’s belief in witchcraft as naïve‚ believing that all mishaps were caused by bewitchment instead of taking personal responsibility. I personally find this interesting as it is a fine example of how people universally
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Introduction to Journalism End of Module Assessment Module leader Prof. Frank MacMahon Student: Fabio Scarpello Student number: 10182824 Report title: Is Journalistic objectivity really possible in British society. | | |Notes: Words 2‚275
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Rev. Confirming Pages CHAPTER 1 ᇿᇿᇿᇿሀᇿᇿᇿᇿ THE AZANDE Witchcraft and Oracles in Africa EGYPT RED SEA Ni le LIBYA Port Sudan 300 mi 0 150 0 150 300 km Area Occupied by the Azande Nile Kassala Khartoum SUDAN Al Obeid ERITREA Kusti W h i te N il e CHAD CE NTRAL River M b om u ETH IOP IA Wau AFRI CAN RE PUB LI C B l u e N ile ZANDE DISTRICT Juba River U el DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO e UGANDA
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The most apparent use of clothing in precolonial Yorubaland was protection from weather elements‚ and preventing nakedness and voyeurism. According to Oguniran‚ clothing also served to project identity--anything ranging from gender‚ status‚ and age (Oyeniyi 43). Lighter colors were worn during warmer seasons and usually consisted of wearing a wrapper on the lower half of the body and leaving the upper half of the body bare. Yoruba cloth was also worn during various occasions. Based on Oguniran’s
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The Nuer - Cattle and Kinship in the Sudan Directions: Read the chapter‚ print and answer all the questions prior to coming to class. You are required to submit your answers to all of the questions as part of your participation grade. Be prepared to present your assigned group’s answers to class‚ which is based on the number assigned to you on the Attendance Sheet and the corresponding numbered section of questions below. Discussion Group 5‚ present questions 1 - 9: (1) The Nuer live where?
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MMMM This page intentionally left blank History and Theory in Anthropology Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history‚ and Alan Barnard has written a clear‚ balanced‚ and judicious textbook that surveys the historical contexts of the great debates in the discipline‚ tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought and considering the problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diVusionism
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