Anthrovpology Notes 2
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga (1989)
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They live in the Soviet Union in Tuva
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They only breed livestock, they have no agriculture
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They used to have arranged marriages, but nowadays they let them choose for
themselves
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Horses are the most valuable thing in their culture
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Only brave boys can break in a horse
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The killing of the sheep must be done outside, they open the chest and grab the
main artery and rupture it
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The killing of the sheep is done to the left of the door
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Women cannot kill an animal
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Killing a sheep is greatly honored and respected
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They tell fortunes with the shoulder blade when people are sick, when they want
guidance with the future, when they have problems, or when cattle have gone
astray
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They look at the shoulder blade and then “tell the future”
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They have “family teams” where they make a work plan and everybody has
personal interest
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They believe that women would fall under spells and begin a passionate affair
with a male spirit
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The dress little boys as girls and little girls as boys
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They do this because they just do, there really isn’t a reason, it’s just tradition
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The Arzhan water has healthful substances in it, it helps with pain problems
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You put tea under the arzhan and the block absorbs the water and later when you
brew the tea you brew a healthy drink
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They used to not drink alcohol before the age of 40
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Older generations believe that the young know absolutely nothing
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Llama- a Buddhist holy man
Notes
10/11
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Reality- concrete, physical reality, our perception is accurate and that we are all
perceiving the same thing
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Very variable, changing all the time
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Isn’t consistent, our own perception of life is very inconsistent
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Reducing egotism (self importance)
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Being concerned about what everyone else thinks of you
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“Tail chewing”
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Hesitant to undertake anything besides the self importance
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Fear that it might work
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The way that you have constructed reality is a construction that is not as solid as
you may think
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Doubt, what am I doing this for, I won’t benefit from this
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Religious impulse- trapped, need to get out of here
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This need that gives them the intent to change things
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Intent- deep down force that really is where you’re at, what you really want
underneath
Notes
ESOTERIC BELEIFS & MILERAPA
10/16
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Lots of belief systems that don’t agree with each other
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Know these things only because of perception
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All include ways to perceive things that aren’t in your normal daily perception
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Some people don’t actually perceive the things that they said they perceived
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Somebody you have faith in convinced you even if you did not perceive it yourself
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Firmly believe that without these visions then they are “dead meat”
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Experiential Religions- people’s direct perceptions effect their belief systems
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Involve most of the people in the society to be in altered states
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- Spring '08
- DavidWilson
- Anthropology, Carlos Castaneda, The Sorcerer, Umbanda, Milarepa, marpa
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