In this reading, i could relate to Rosaldo, My best friend was murdured in 2003, and when he says, an alternate view ritual as a busy intersection, he is totally true. In a time of death, everyone has to come through this intersection, people in every culture. Some choose christianity, some repress the anger and rage, like i did at first. My friend Leo was shot by a meth addict and it wasnt more than a year later that I put myself through a self help group to help with rage that i was feeling, so i know how it is.
On another note, I thought it was interesting how he talked about how ethnographers enter the situation with a set of questions, and through the time of study, don't really come up with any answers just more direct questions. Kind of makes me want to be an ethnographer to a certain extent. I dont know how i would take witnessing a headhuting but i think i could do it well.
I liked it
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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