Humanities Homework Help

This is based on Strange Beliefs about Evans-Pritchard, and the work of Margaret Mead

Description:

The Film Response 1 is an essay of 250-350 words. You select the prompt you would like to respond to, based on the provided media

Assignment

After viewing the media lessons on the careers of anthropologists E.E. Evans-Pritchard and Margaret Mead, please select ONE of the following prompts for response:

1. Consider Evans-Pritchard’s research among the Azande. In what ways do you think that he was able to access the emic (insider) perspective, and in what ways was he not, when it came to the belief system of the Azande?
2. Do you believe Evans-Pritchard’s own religious beliefs were a help or a hindrance when it came to studying the belief systems of the Azande and the Nuer? Or, how would Mead have done her research, since she did not agree with “embedding” herself in the community?
3. Compare and contrast EE Evans-Pritchard’s work with that of Margaret Mead. Which of them do you think was more suited to the study of belief systems, based on their philosophy of anthropological research and how they applied it, and why?

   HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VIDEOS/FILMS:(Don’t need to watch full thing there are summaries online as well as a transcript!!) https://youtu.be/8q9HyONL_10
   https://youtu.be/DjGRCi7ewtY