Anthropolgy Review Sheet 9 Flashcards
What is the “dead other”?
Those who were “other” in life and death.
What are the two links between anthropology and the dead other?
- 19th-century anthropology is part of creating the “dead other.”
- 20th-century anthropology tries to end the treatment of the “dead other.”
What is the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
The act allows Native graves to be protected and not buried and returns the remains that were taken.
What are the two problems with returning remains and funerary items?
- Haven’t been cataloged
- Bought by private collectors
Who was Geronimo
The Apache chief and shaman
What is Skull and Bones
A society for undergraduate seniors
What is Freshkills Landfill
The landfill used for the debris from 9/11
What is anthropophagy
cannibalism
What is a taboo?
Things that shouldn’t be done
1. objects not to be touched
2. words not to be spoken
3. actions not to be done
What are the four kinds of anthropophagy?
- psychopathic (Dahmer)
- survival (Oregon Trail-Donner Party, 1846)
- ritualistic (The Mexica)
- dietary (You’re eating people by choice)
What are the four kinds of anthropophagy?
- psychopathic (Dahmer)
- survival (Oregon Trail-Donner Party, 1846)
- ritualistic (The Mexica)
- dietary (You’re actually eating people)
What are the four kinds of anthropophagy?
- psychopathic (Dahmer)
- survival (Oregon Trail-Donner Party, 1846)
- ritualistic (The Mexica)
- dietary (You’re actually eating people)
What is the highest respect of anthropophagy
ritualistic cannibalism
What is the lowest respect of anthropophagy
dietary cannibalism
Why did anthropologists construct the cannibal other?
The “other” is so different from us (culturally) that they probably eat people. So we can other them.
