Ethno

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Phenomenology

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1 : the study of the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy
2 a (1) : a philosophical movement that describes the formal structure of the objects of awareness and of awareness itself in abstraction from any claims concerning existence (2) : the typological classification of a class of phenomena
b : an analysis produced by phenomenological investigation

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Functionalism

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a theory that stresses the interdependence of the patterns and institutions of a society and their interaction in maintaining cultural and social unity

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Phenomenalism

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1 : a theory that limits knowledge to phenomena only
2 : a theory that all knowledge is of phenomena and that what is construed to be perception of material objects is simply perception of sense-data

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biopolitics (according to Foucault)

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the growing inclusion of man’s natural life in the mechanisms and calculations of power.

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affect

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• -A feeling or subjective experience accompanying a thought or action or occurring in response to a stimulus
• • an emotion, a mood.
• -In later use also (usu. as a mass noun): the outward display of emotion or mood, as manifested by facial expression, posture, gestures, tone of voice, etc.

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liminal

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1: of or relating to a sensory threshold
2: barely perceptible
3: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional

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ontology

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1 : a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being

2 : a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

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eschatology

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a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind

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logical positivism

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a 20th century philosophical movement holding that all meaningful statements are either analytic or conclusively verifiable or at least confirmable by observation and experiment and that metaphysical theories are therefore strictly meaningless —called also logical empiricism

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imbricate

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lying lapped over each other in regular order

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polemic

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1 : a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions, beliefs, practices, etc.

2: the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone

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expiate

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to do something as a way to show that you are sorry about doing something bad

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implacable

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opposed to someone or something in a very angry or determined way that cannot be changed

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tautology

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a statement in which you repeat a word, idea, etc., in a way that is not necessary (true by virtue of its logical form alone)

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ideation

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the capacity for or the act of forming or entertaining ideas

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reify

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to regard (something abstract) as a material or concrete things

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structuralism (american heritage dictionary)

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A method of analyzing phenomena, as in anthropology, linguistics, psychology, or literature, chiefly characterized by contrasting the elemental components of the phenomena in a system of binary opposition and examining how the elemental components are combined to make larger units.

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structuralism (merriam webster)

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– an anthropological movement associated especially with Claude Lévi-Strauss that seeks to analyze social relationships in terms of highly abstract relational structures often expressed in a logical symbolism

–: a method of analysis (as of a literary text or a political system) that is related to cultural anthropology and that focuses on recurring patterns of thought and behavior

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structural functionalism

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Sociology. Also called structural functionalism. a theoretical orientation that views society as a system of interdependent parts whose functions contribute to the stability and survival of the system.

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poststructuralism (Random House Dict)

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a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.

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poststructuralism (British Dict)

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an approach to literature that, proceeding from the tenets of structuralism, maintains that, as words have no absolute meaning, any text is open to an unlimited range of interpretations

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semiotics

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the study of signs and symbols and how they are used

– a general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics

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sui generis

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in a class or group of its own : not like anything else

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subjectivity

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the quality of possessing perspectives, experiences, feelings, beliefs, desires, and/or power

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objectivity

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a view of truth or reality which is free of any individual’s influence

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metaphysics

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the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space.

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structuralism (Oxford American)

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a method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience that focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system that reflect patterns underlying a superficial diversity.
• the doctrine that structure is more important than function.

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poststructuralism (Oxford American)

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departed from the claims to objectivity and comprehensiveness made by structuralism and emphasized instead plurality and deferral of meaning, rejecting the fixed binary oppositions of structuralism and the validity of authorial authority.

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dialectical

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1 relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions: dialectical ingenuity.
2 concerned with or acting through opposing forces: a dialectical opposition

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humanism

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an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
• (often Humanism) a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
• (among some contemporary writers) a system of thought criticized as being centered on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the unintegrated and conditioned nature of the individual.

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immanent

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existing or operating within; inherent; opposite of transcendent.

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affine

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“a relative by marriage”

allowing for or preserving parallel relationships.

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apposite

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apt in the circumstances or in relation to something:

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affinal

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concerning or having a family relationship by marriage.

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numinous

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having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity

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naif

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naive or ingenuous

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equivocation

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the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication

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ambit

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the scope, extent, or bounds of something

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historicity

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historical authenticity

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immanent

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1) existing or operating within; inherent:

2) (of God) permanently pervading and sustaining the universe. Often contrasted with transcendent.

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Hermeneutics

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the science of textual interpretation. Unlike deconstruction, which focuses upon the functional structures of a text, hermeneutics seeks to arrive at an agreement or consensus as to what the text means, or is about.

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affect (From Sage Enc. of Social and Cultural Anthro)

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the pre-discursive forces that condition the body, consciousness and the senses – sound,
songs, light, images, the physical presence of bodies, the presence of the natural elements and much more.

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atomism

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a theoretical approach that regards something as interpretable through analysis into distinct, separable, and independent elementary components. The opposite of holism.

Question 44

who emphasized learning to perform?

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mantle hood: “The Ethnomusicologist” (1971)