ANTH 1a Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Formal System, Health Professional, Participant Observation
9 May 2017
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Evans-pritchard saw it as a component of highly organized and rational and logical system. Witchcraft was part of everyday life, complements rationality. Termites were the how (undisputed) but witchcraft explains the why. Explains coincidences that only seems irrational out of context. Arena of public life where religion is not admitted or seen as equal respect for all religions. Separation of private beliefs from public life. Weber"s thesis was that as societies become more rationalized, they will become less religious. Not true; americans, as a whole, have become more religious since the 1970s. Lia"s parents were seen as being noncompliant- to the point that she was taken away from them. Failure to understand, from both sides, was the reason why. Compliance creates a sense of a moral hegemony. Conversation needs to be open and questions need to be asked to understand how the patients view illness in order to find an appropriate treatment.
