ANTC61H3 Lecture 9: ANTC61 Lecture 9.pdf
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The video from last week involved a guinea pig. One may ask what a guinea pig had to do with healing, but that"s not the poin t really. The point is that they"re playing a role of sorts. She"s going to a healer for a cleansing. The diviners may use divination as a forum for people (especially the patient) to bring up feelings or thoughts they"re stifl ing or acknowledging. In eduardo"s ritual, we see the social meaning of healing. By the end, he says, he seems calmer and everyone agrees with him. Eduardo says that shamanism is all in the mind. Syncretism has to do with weaving different traditions together (i. e. eduardo uses. Christian belief, traditional beliefs, the civilization with the art). Medical efficacy is intertwined with the ability ot tell stories, so charisma a ctually played a big role in his ability to heal. It"s an imporant aspect of social healing (virtuoso performer).
