ANTB21H3 Lecture : Lecture 4
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Midterm: 3/6 identifications 20 minutes, 1 out of 2/3 essay questions 30 minutes. What is the relationship between society and the world and how does this get translated into language. Way of thinking that is bound by culture: primitive speech that is not understood by us (science) but by magic. Ritual was the most important site for establishing power: eg. people couldn t read the bible, had to get mediator, therefore did not have personal relationship with god because they were unable to communicate with. In response to this theory, tambiah offers that; certain kinds of rituals produce the cosmos. Emphasizes how we need to think ethnographically: how ritual comes to stand out, language does not stand out from practice but is an ability to reflect our practices and express it. Judge = authority: senator = giving oath, ceremonial, notion that this is done time and time again, the people represent the american nation, chief justice, sacred location.