ENG252Y1 Lecture Notes - Eurocentrism, Legendary Tales, Literal And Figurative Language
Document Summary
According to hearne, participation in the exchanging of goods determined a rise above barbarism loss of participation caused people to sink into their original condition. Hearne doesn"t adopt a new view; but at the same time he is unsure about his brought-in assumptions. Exploring journals don"t stand reality testing which shows that invalid ideologies of the time. Was influenced by the cultural assumptions of the day. But was the first to try to understand the native culture in its own terms, but is still influenced by the assumptions. Says that the native"s superstitions make them unsophisticated and savage. Pg 47 = discusses the mirages and is looking for empirical responses from the natives but only gets superstitions. Thompson makes another hierarchy that makes natives subpar. A christian god supersedes the native"s spirituality; those that believe in god were savage. Assumed that natives were cannibalism, easy justification for believing they are savages.
