ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Acculturation, Trobriand Islands, Animism
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Stories that work to guide how to deal with critical problems that humans face as well as an explanation of things that are not understood. They are answers to the question that are not usually answered. Often they encode cultural values and instruct people on their place int the world and how they should relate to it. Sometimes used to justify certain relationships(e. g gender norms and gender stereotypes). Origin myths describe how the world began, and often where people fit into this scheme. these are a specific kind of myth. It is something that we all do in our society and culture. Formal (stylized, repetitive and stereotyped) behavior performed in specific places at set times - not necessarily religious. Customs associated with the transition from one place to another. = separation - leaving normal everyday life (profane). e. g graduation ceremony (when initially you are taken away from your family to a room and then you begin the ceremony).
