ANTH 363- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 13 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Durkheim: introduction to the elementary forms of the religious life (pages 1-9) Lower societies have more uniformity amongst the people because of the small size and low rate of advancement. To study/understand religion it is best to examine the evolution of simplistic religions. Malinowski: primitive psychology: examining melanesian culture and how their tradition/myth controls their moral and social behaviour. Better to spend time in a primitive culture: live myth is not symbolic, rather a direct expression of its subject-matter, live myth writes and enforces morality. How myth influences primitive psychology, religion, and culture. Malinowski: rational mastery by man of his surroundings (8-18: the primitive man has no sober moods. Always immersed in a mystical frame of mind. Two opinions: the sa(cid:448)age"s kno(cid:449)ledge based on observation is distinct and accurate, every primitive community has a considerable store of knowledge based on experience and fashioned by reason.
