week 4: expressive cultures & religion Flashcards

Question

priests

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full time religious practitioners

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describes the entities or forces that aren’t governed by natural laws

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an object or being that has animal characteristics

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first described animism, thought human experiences were the basis of religion - he was misguided as no belief system is more sophisticated than another

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operates on both imitative and contagious magic - doll copies desired actions, can be given to others

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actions avoided due to the belief that it is too dangerous for an ordinary person to do

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stories made up of supernatural beings or forces

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supernatural forces/ beliefs like animation, zoomorphism, or anthropomorphism

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offering something to transfer to the supernatural

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islanders from tanna imitate the us army to attract ‘john drum’ back to their island, believing he will showering them in riches

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reproduce their belief system to maintain power, witchcraft was the most common believed reason for misfortune - anyone but people in power could be tried for witchcraft, strengthening liberty or power

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can influence our worldview/ tells us about cultural ideas (ex. america has one star, japan is team focused) - can bring people together but also apart

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how people preform their culture can change how people view things - ex. using wrong phrase can result in failure (losing respect)

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carefully constructed arenas that are designed to control an audience’s perception - can change interpretation and understanding

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the units of aharmomic or disharmonic social process in conflict situations- consist of 4 phases: breach, crisis, redress or remedial procedures, and then reintegration or recognition

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when a social interaction goes bad and causes tension and the social actors involved find it necessary to make sure others understand where the social roles were breached

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a good way to teach people how to behave - it frames context where some things are only acceptable in some scenarios ex. playing house

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a tv show discussed, important for showing satire or parody - reproduces stereotypes about islam, but a scene painted by artists mocked the americans

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some art is designed to make the audience think or convey a particular meaning

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ex. objects made to be art, impressionist paintings

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in japan, baseball teams have a concept that emphasizes the importance of sacrificing for the team - team matters, not the individual

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conducted the research in trobriand island - observed that religion is not born out of speculation or reflection, but out of the real tragedies of human life

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built policital alliances through sport (cricket), also did rituals that malinowski compared to baseball magic

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imitated europeans, preformed rituals as well

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the encompassing picture of reality created by members of society - the beliefs and ideas of how the world works

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through symbols, texts, images - learned an reproduced through play, sports and arts

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important for consolidating or contesting social values and norms, conveys meaning through different media’s

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an individuals ability to make independent choices and act upon their will

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power so persuasive that it’s rarely recognized, but preforms everyday actions

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the management of the impressions others have of us

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private zones where actors can do whatever they want - sets stage for social activity

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can use creativity and innovation in bound performances

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ex. in sports: ties are created between people during games like football, europe and south america bond together in the US vs. then

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is rare and expensive, artists are trained by western tradition- it’s made for the market (to be sold) value depends on who made it

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is not made with formal training, not for sale, used for everyday action and not tied to a particular artist

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when people in power decide that an object is art so it is removed from its social context - then the social significance is not accounted for

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where baseball players preform rituals that contribute good luck

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things/ ceremonies done to induce a goal/ belief

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believed religion serves as an important function

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a direct statement about religious beliefs

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rituals that are preformed annually like buddha’s day

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presented to an audience, expected to accept interpretation, reflects what we have been taught (our enculturation)

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a learned behaviour from gender performativity, ex. “throwing like a girl” doesn’t make sense unless girls are taught different, it’s a learned evaluation

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an effective means that criticizes the structure or dominant ideology- threatens the social norms to offer alternatives

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a totem pole that served a social significance (represented what it means to be human), but it was sold to sweden to be put in a museum which changed the significance