ANT 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Edward Burnett Tylor, Clifford Geertz, Sentience
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It is a worldview that exists as a syncretism of andes tradition and catholic beliefs. Conceives of nature as alive and endowed with sentience and agency; indigeneous worldview. In sync with humans; living elements that have personalities; not necessarily a full person but people and nature have a two-way communication. Religion: a symbolic system that is socially enacted through rituals and other aspects of social life: ex: baptism, Religion is a belief in supernatural beings. Animism: the belief that inanimate objects such as trees, rocks, cliffs, hill and rivers were animated by spiritual forces or beings. Religion includes beliefs and rituals concerned with supernatural beings, powers and forces. Rituals: stylized performances involving symbols that are associated with social, political and religious activities. Religion was a cultural system (a system of symbols) that consisted of five elements. Situates humans in universe: why do people need to do certain things in a society in order to contribute to the world.
