ANTH 004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zande People, Benge, Granary
26 Jun 2020
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Divination- rituals designed to access knowledge of gods. Christianity doesn"t solve problems that witchcraft can. People turn to magic, witchcraft and other things in times of trouble. Mangu can be inherited and this is magic . Answer or message given by oracle- devices when consulted , answers can be found. The chief uses oracles to solve problems. People can accidently cause harm if they have inner tensions. A lot of the time this may not reveal the true answer but people feel pressure to admit to things they didn"t do because either way they will die and it"s easier for them to die. These societies are societies that are supposed to be the same. People are supposed to be the same so then they aren"t, they can get. Industrialists and foragers are in smaller groups so when they"re in conflict- they just leave but these other societies can"t do that so they resolve conflict in different ways.
