ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Gennep, Imagic, Morphine
17 Feb 2014
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3 types of mythology as identified by bascom. Myth- a sacred story with divine/ semi-divine beings which create the world as we know it. Folktales- human characters with ordinary problems and abilities; could be animal characters, but they"re anthropomorphic, and thus a metaphor for human types; serve as instructions of what one shouldn"t do (example: grimm brothers" folktales) Different world (not the world as we know it) When belief systems come to practice and values rise to the surface. Rite of passage- a type of ritual-steps (van gennep) Separation event (those going through the passage are separated from the group which they once belonged to) Liminal stage (between old and new identity, time in which individual learns what he/she needs to re-enter society with a new identity) Reintegration (back into society with a changed social status) Motherhood (where the hospital is the transitional stage) Rituals, systematic behavior, gives explanation for things and restores our belief in control.
