ANTHRO 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Clifford Geertz, Talal Asad, Tom Boellstorff
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Health and illness: an intro to the anthropology of medicine. Exam 2: 30 muliple choice + ill in the blank guest ch. 3,4,5: short answer everything since beginning of the semester, 1 hour to complete the exam between 8 am tuesday oct. 13 and 8 am thursday oct. 15. Religion is part of the superstructure and a product of economic condiions; religion as opiate of the masses . Protestant ethics contributed to the emergence of capitalism. Religion is a system in which power is negoiated and intersects with other power systems in a society. Interacion with religious symbols reminds and reinforces believers of the power and importance of their religion. (geertz) Example: the cross can represent chrisianity; love and hatred; cruciixion of jesus on the cross (many meanings for a single symbol) Example: the crescent moon (islam) represents worship of moon gods. Talal asad and the authorizing process - argued against cliford geertz.
