Peoples and Cultures of Europe.ppt

Peoples and Cultures of Europe The “Four-Stage” Model of Analysis we sometimes include Europe in anthropology specifically because we want to test the universality of anthropological models Hoffman Shutes on the other hand, going to Europe was essential in the anthropological imagination because it validated the universality of anthropological models thus separating it from its image as a discipline relevant only to the study of the exotic, the “primitive,” and the non-West on the other hand, going to Europe was essential in the anthropological imagination because it validated the universality of anthropological models thus separating it from its image as a discipline relevant only to the study of the exotic, the “primitive,” and the non-West according to Mark T. Shutes, this same motivation lay behind George Peter Murdock attempting to add more European material to the Human Relations Area Files, so as to expand the scope of ethnographic examples according to Mark T. Shutes, this same motivation lay behind George Peter Murdock attempting to add more European material to the Human Relations Area Files, so as to expand the scope of ethnographic examples “units of analysis” may also include: a nation (“national character studies”) the item or action itself (including “processes”) a “cultural metaphor” (analogy, by means of cultural metaphors) “units of analysis” may also include: a nation (“national character studies”) the item or action itself (including “processes”) a “cultural metaphor” (analogy, by means of cultural metaphors) Gannon’sEuropean Cultural Metaphorsinclude Ch. 6. The Turkish Coffehouse Ch. 8. The Polish Village Church Ch. 10. The German Symphony Ch. 11. The Swedish Stuga Ch. 12. Irish Conversations Ch. 14. The Danish Christmas Luncheon Ch. 15. French Wine . . . Gannon’sEuropean Cultural Metaphorsinclude Ch. 17. The Traditional British House Ch. 21. The Italian Opera Ch. 22.? Belgian Lace Ch. 24. The Russian Ballet Ch. 2