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  • JC's place – paper outline

    Mary Guerra
    Ben P. Johnson
    Yongho Kim
    Anthropology of Religion
    December 9, 2003
    Semester Project Outline

    Joint Paper

    1. Introduction
    a. Physical surroundings
    b. Temporal structure
    c. What makes the site a religious setting? Also discuss secular/profane (3.a., Durkheim)

    2. Methodology
    a. Site self-publicity (website)
    b. Contacting and reaching the site
    c. Data gathering (participant observation, recorded/unrecorded interviews)

    3. Observations
    a. Hallaloojah – setting and games
    b. Second visit – iraqui refugees video presentation and the loudest offering
    c. Cell Group

    4. Analysis
    a. Elements of trance (Turner)
    b. Social interaction (Weber)
    c. Hierarchical faith
    d. Ritual as spectacle (Debord)
    e. Importance of supernatural entities (3.b., Bastian, interview with Travis)
    f. Aspects of morality (3.c. pamphlets)

    Individual Paper

    1. Violation of ontological categories (selective reading of Bible)
    2. Decoupled cognition (women’s role, Wolf, Sanday, interview with Noel)
    3. Coalitions (cell group study session, loudest offering)
    4. Agency of supernatural entities (interview with Travis)
    5. How is it practical? (wealthy/poor binary, Kimbrough, 4.b.)
    6. Personal Reactions (emic/etic, object of study both as attached/detached)

  • Wallet stolen from Kaffeestunde

    So I went to the Kaffeestudent at the German House today, friday at 5:00pm. I mostly went to try out the dessert Christiane had so strongly recommended, so I contented myself with eating tons of goodies and decided to leave around the time another group was leaving. (There are so many people coming to the Kaffeestundes!)

    My backpack, which was left at the entrance, had an open pocket and the wallet was gone. I was pretty sure one of the folks who had just left had taken it… I headed to the library, got visa’s phone number and blocked the card. This was around 5:30pm I believe. My original plan was to head to Campus Center, possibly find the person returning the wallet without the credit card, and punch him. We’re pretty stressed with papers and such, what other good reliever than a mugger? But I forgot to do so and instead hanged out at the library.

    Later, I got an email from Infodesk saying that my wallet had been turned in. The email was timed for 6:30pm. I was working at a translation, and grabbed it just now. Cash was taken, about $15 was in it. The credit card is there but they may have written the number/expiration down.

    I asked the infodesk guy to identify him and cc’ed to Campus Programs. I don’t know if the person really needed the money, but my belief is that it’s mostly bored, spoiled rich kids who steal stuff just to cause trouble. Even if you’re found, you have enough money to cover it up.

    Hang on there, dude. I was just looking for somebody to punch down.

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  • JC's place – interview questions

    Yongho Kim
    December 3, 2003
    Anthropology of Religion

    Interview Questions:

    1. What is your relationship with God? How do you experience him in everyday life?
    2. What is the pastor’s role JC’s place? What is your role?
    3. Are you a born-again Christian? Can you recall the moment in which God touched your life? Could you describe it, and how it has changed you?

    Durkheim

    4. What things that a Christian may do would become sin to God?
    5. Are there things that are not relevant to your life as a Christian? For example, wouldn’t it not matter that your father didn’t let you have ice cream

    Boyer
    6. In what ways does Jesus intervene in your life in times of hardship?
    7. Do you make many friends here? How many people do you know at JC’s place?
    8. Have you had times when you questioned Jesus, why he wasn’t next to you? How has he responded?
    9. What

    On ontological categories
    9.

    Geschiere

  • Animals

    Yongho Kim
    Anthropology of Religion
    December 1, 2003

    Animals make an appearance in many of our accounts of African Witchcraft beliefs – vultures snakes, hyenas, vampire bats, etc. Why is it that animals and witches seem to be so thoroughly intertwined in culture after culture? Use Boyer’s evolutionary approach (and other approaches, too, if you wish) to try and explain this phenomenon.

    The most obvious link between animals and witchcraft is that of predation. Boyer explains that our evolutionary past has made us keenly aware of predators who may chase us and cause death (Boyer 217). This creates a particularly eerie human reaction to provocations to may resemble or be reminiscent of predators or predatory behavior (moving silently in the dark, a gazing eye, strange sounds, etc). (more…)