ANTHRO 3AC Study Guide - Final Guide: Zande People, Dentons, Liminality
10 Dec 2018
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Anthro 3ac final study guide: short answer questions, second spear . Meant to refer to witchcraft as the socially relevant cause in conjunction with the immediate cause, the first spear. Used to solve problems & to calm things down in a community. Pritchard"s study of the azande people of central africa revealed that primitive theories of causation could exist with western understanding. Azande people recognized the plurality of causes by using witchcraft as a means to explain that westerners would consider coincidence. Ex: westerners may view a tree falling after being bitten by termites as a coincidence, the first spear, whereas the azande would attribute this result to witchcraft, the second spear: rites of passage. Mark transition from one status to another & the social change with it. Rites which accompany every chance of place, state, social position & age -- transition from one phase to another -- highly ritualized. Marked by three phases: separation, liminality & reaggregation.
