spiritual entities‚ souls‚ and spirits.( Connard Phillip Kottak‚ Mirror for Humanity: a Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ( New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2010)‚ 191.) These trance states are part of Native American culture. These vision quests are a rite of passage for Native Americans.( IBID.‚ 195.) Rites of passage are events that transform one
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References: U.S. Census Bureau. (2009). State & County QuickFacts. Retrieved October 1‚ 2009‚ from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0669000.html Kottak‚ C.P.‚ & Kozaitis‚ K.A. (2003). On Being Different: Diversity and Multiculturalism in the North American Mainstream (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Bibliography: Kottak‚ Phillip 2004. "Cultural Anthropology" tenth edition‚ McGraw-Hill‚ New York‚ page 290. "Wealth." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2007. 06/04/2007 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth Melville‚ Herman. 1993. "Moby Dick (Or The Whale)
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outsiders. Insulated within their remote territory‚ the Kogi live as they have for centuries‚ follow their wise “mamas’”(religious leaders) directives‚ and worry over the fate of the world (Ereira‚ 2012). The Kogi base their monotheistic (Gezon & Kottak‚ 2012) religious beliefs on a living‚ breathing Earth known to them as “Great Mother.” Additionally‚ “…the Kogi have a mythology full of ‘transformative words‚ symbols‚ and metaphors for female potency‚ cosmic power‚’ and so forth” (Dodd‚ 1997). A
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In 1871‚ Sir Edward B. Tylor‚ the ‘‘Father’’ of modern Cultural Anthropology‚ in his most influential book‚ Primitive Culture‚ came up with the overt anthropological definition of ’’culture’’‚ defining it as ’’that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ beliefs‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ customs‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by [a human] as a member of society.’’ As of today‚ based on Webster Merriam’s dictionary‚ culture is defined today as ’’the customary beliefs‚ social forms‚ and
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What is Culture? photo of Edward. B. Tylor Edward B. Tylor (1832-1917) The word culture click this icon to hear the preceding term pronounced has many different meanings. For some it refers to an appreciation of good literature‚ music‚ art‚ and food. For a biologist‚ it is likely to be a colony of bacteria or other microorganisms growing in a nutrient medium in a laboratory Petri dish. However‚ for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists‚ culture is the full range of
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In order to truly assess the legitimacy of Durkheim ’s functionalist definition of religion‚ his notion of Social facts‚ (upon which his theory is constructed) must be examined. Durkheim advocated that amongst the reputable fields of biology‚ psychology and history‚ Sociology also warranted a specific focus. It was‚ for him: a ’sui generis ’ "something that had to be explained on its own terms". Sociology was not‚ for Durkheim‚ a field that should be susceptible to overlapping subject matter: he
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Tylor and Frazer were not alone in their use of sociology to understand religion. A sociologist perhaps more influential than Tylor and Frazer was Emile Durkheim. Durkheim was a frontrunner in the introduction of the field of sociology. He used this scientific sociology to comprehend religion and discover the basis of it. Emile Durkheim explored the scientific realm of sociology and how it related to religion. He viewed the defining feature of religion as the concept of the sacred. This conclusion
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would exist as part of an immaterial soul. The spirit‚ therefore‚ was thought to be universal. There has been sharp divisions of thought as to the original concept of animism held by primitive peoples. An British anthropologist Sir Edward Burnett Tylor in his "Primitive Culture" (1871) defined animism
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understood as the expectations of how people react to these situations. Artefacts - Artefacts are manufactured by men who reflect the culture’s values and norms. (2) Cross- cultural Analysis In 19th century‚ renowned anthropologists Edward Burnett Tylor and Lewis H Morgan have performed first cross-cultural analysis. Both Anthropology and Social Anthropology have made significant progress from the stages of Victorian England’s lower savagery to civilization. The concept of culture can be understood
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