ANTH 1150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mediumship, De Jure, Kawala

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In the past, cannibalism had been common and we later discovered that a woman from our village had been eaten a year and half prior to our arrival. The killing of sorcery suspects had produced one of the highest rates of homicide in the cross cultural record. Cultural anthropology has often been driven by competing desires. Anthropologists often become more self aware of the ethical standards that they themselves hold and that they project or risk projecting onto the people they study. Experiences of gebusi can t and don t reflect those of other peoples around the world. But they do illustrate how people develop and change their lives under different conditions. Gebusi believed that gifts should be given to guests and visitors who were peaceful. Their most basic gift was the fruit of their regular work and primary source of nutrition. Gebusi relationships defined the things that i gave or didn t give to others.