ANTH 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Universe Of The Legend Of Zelda, Acculturation, Cosmopolitanism
13 Aug 2020
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Post modern conditions (formed out of and because of globalization) Identity politics different cultural divisions wanting power. Acculturation cultural borrowing from one group to another. Cultural diffusion movement of cultural items across the world. 90% of complex cultures have stuff that came from somewhere else. Ex: united states, everything is almost borrowed from another culture. Syncretism mix elements of culture together. St. judas; burry st. judas if they don"t get their wish. Ex: cargo cults build faux airports & docks for ancestors to come back. Ex: folk catholicism elements from old religion and catholicism; offerings to. Western cultural imperialism takes a toll. The adopted alien culture is not always western. Cosmopolitanism appreciate high culture or general acceptance of cultural raditions different from your own. There are differences between the text"s definition of religion (conservative) and marvin: substantiated definition existence of spiritual beings. Animism belief in existence of spiritual beings. Any belief system that believes in spirits or gods is religion.
