ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Division Of Labour, Edward Burnett Tylor, Emic And Etic
2 Mar 2016
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The supernatural useful and encompassing world but vague and problematic because of fake connotations that stand in contrast to the natural. Types of religion (etic framework: based on types of spirits/gods believed in by e. b. Belief: all living things have a spirit (soul) who are asleep still have their spirit and soul, and people who are dead are permanently separated from their soul. Often associated with foraging peoples and horticulturalists and frequently pastoralists. Everyone is mostly equal/same (economically) and spirits are also similar to one another in power/ability: polytheism. Personification of the spirits that take on different personalities and jobs. Gods show labour specialization and are unequal in ability. Barbarism according to cultural/evolutionary anthropology theory: monotheism. Says that tylor"s above scheme is not entirely problematic. Suggests that life on earth mirrors life in the spiritual realm/world, heavens. Life on earth might be reflected by the kinds of beliefs we have about our gods.
