Anthropology 4400E Chapter Notes - Chapter online reading: Phatic Expression
14 Apr 2018
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Anthro 4400 notes on reading walking like a. In the late 70s a pentecostal revival swept through the waria valley in png. Many of the inhabitants converted to christianity. Vernacular translation allowed them to directly communicate with god at church and prayer services. But many guhu-samane doubt that their connections with god and the holy spirit made in the 70s still exist. Many question why they don"t have a road from way the closest urban center into their valley. Many equate a bible translation with a christian road. They say walking on dirt roads over cars is a christian problem. There are gendered connotations to this road as well. Sewer pipes, telegraph wires etc = hard infrastructure. Rst native language should construct each other as natural and organic. They want an open channel of communication with god whether that is through language (bible translation) or through infrastructure (road)
