ANT204H1 Lecture : Noble Savages - June 07, 2011 (L05)
Document Summary
Noble savage is an european notion because it was conceived using eurocentric views: originated around the renaissance period (14th 17th c. ) cultural movement = rebirth in the interest of classical thinking, art, architecture, etc. (greek and roman aesthetics, philosophies, etc. ) dark and middle ages = periods in which the catholic church"s hegemony squashed the classical/hellenistic culture of the ancient world. europeans beginning to question again, figure out alternative ways of thinking about things (i. e. , deviating somewhat from catholic way of thinking) Spanish to the west, the portuguese to the south to africa = continually found new people living so differently from them. This voyages resulted into a shift of european self-conception they are now wondering where to place themselves within a world that is inhabited by others not like them. Monogenist vs. polygenist: mono: all humans came from a single origin (adam and eve) created only once. Eden is an historic place, the bible is literally history.
