ANTH 2423 : Final Review
Document Summary
Know the different beliefs in the african american community. Explain the joke cycle and know some examples. Texture of a joke is important gestures and tone and accent put on. Types of jokes: fixed form jokes, joke cycles, joke collecting, why people tell jokes the social functions, why certain jokes come up in different situations, anxiety relief functions, disaster jokes, pranks and practical jokes. Life cycle rituals: rites of passage define and examples. Community life cycle: seasonal circle, holiday circle name some. Halloween: ancient rules, symbolism levels, transgressive ways, pre-christian tradition, how the catholic church changed it, jack-o-lantern. Insure health and posterity: balance relations in community, way to include the entire community. Frank hamilton cushing know a lot about him and the zini. Italian cock and mouse folktale he told: zuni changed the story too. Ruth benedict rules of zuni story telling. The change of folklorists" views on traditions.
