ANT204H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Zora Neale Hurston, Lewis H. Morgan, Franz Boas
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Participant observation- interacting and living with the group or person being studied, to get a more in depth look on how they live, important to modern day anthropology. Cultural relativism- franz boas"s argument against superiority of one culture over another, understanding each culture in its own respect . Considering practices/beliefs within cultural context, as a whole. Franz boas- founder of american anthropology in 19th century, culture is for ordinary people too . Medicinal cannibalism- european form of cannibalism, eating of small parts of mummies. Economic benefits, no social ties between person eating and dead. Mortuary cannibalism- eating of dead in a funeral sense, person is not killed for the purpose of eating, only eaten once dead. Exocannibalism- eating someone outside your social group (warfare) William arens" the man-eating myth all accounts of cultural practices of cannibalism are false, because there is inadequate evidence supporting, believed it only existed for survival.
