WEEK 4 - Stacey Kling
Week 4
ASA 189
Week 4
Spirits, Spirits Everywhere: Animism and Modern Interpretations
"Being affective and subjective, shamanism offers another way of knowing"
Reading "We Are Not Alone"-The Shamans Of The World Tell Us made me realize that the Western is really individualistic where many think about their futures in an individual and self-centered way; ancestors are rarely discussed as well.
"It is the vision of the ancestors that guides the present generation into the unseen future, with one clear and overriding purpose: to prosper the generations yet to be born." This quote really stood out to me because it made me realize that Western (specifically, the US) thought is very individualistic where may think about their futures in an individual and self-centered way; ancestors are rarely discussed and thoughts about future generations are unlike shaman beliefs.
As a sociology major, the section about "Science as a Construct" really stood out for me because we discuss social construction, referring to a set of ideas that appear natural but aren't because society puts meaning to it, a lot when explaining concepts like gender and sexuality.
Before taking this class, I thought that shamans were individuals who were magical and not people who I would ever encounter in my life. When our class has Houa, a Shaman, guest lecture in our class, it made me realize that Shamans weren't as distant as I thought they were. I think I am considering to see a Shaman myself. It was very refreshing to hear that she had clients who were not Hmong. As she stated that she's a part of "the new generation of shaman", I wonder if non-heterosexuality has been a part of the dialogue.
ASA 189
Week 4
Spirits, Spirits Everywhere: Animism and Modern Interpretations
"Being affective and subjective, shamanism offers another way of knowing"
Reading "We Are Not Alone"-The Shamans Of The World Tell Us made me realize that the Western is really individualistic where many think about their futures in an individual and self-centered way; ancestors are rarely discussed as well.
"It is the vision of the ancestors that guides the present generation into the unseen future, with one clear and overriding purpose: to prosper the generations yet to be born." This quote really stood out to me because it made me realize that Western (specifically, the US) thought is very individualistic where may think about their futures in an individual and self-centered way; ancestors are rarely discussed and thoughts about future generations are unlike shaman beliefs.
As a sociology major, the section about "Science as a Construct" really stood out for me because we discuss social construction, referring to a set of ideas that appear natural but aren't because society puts meaning to it, a lot when explaining concepts like gender and sexuality.
Before taking this class, I thought that shamans were individuals who were magical and not people who I would ever encounter in my life. When our class has Houa, a Shaman, guest lecture in our class, it made me realize that Shamans weren't as distant as I thought they were. I think I am considering to see a Shaman myself. It was very refreshing to hear that she had clients who were not Hmong. As she stated that she's a part of "the new generation of shaman", I wonder if non-heterosexuality has been a part of the dialogue.
Comments
Post a Comment