reads the headlines
of National Geographic News on the day of the 2009 Spring Equinox
(20 March 2009)
"Remarkable new archaeological evidence
is unearthed that reveals the truth about Druid sacrifice
and tells the dramatic story of the Druids' bloody last stand
against Rome's conquering legions." National Geographic
1.From an anthropological point of view,
why do you think the subject of Druids
continues to be so intriguing in Europe,
and the topic of cannibalism
continues to be so intriguing worldwide?
2. Why?
Be sure to set your "Folder Selector"
in the main window
to the current topic [use the “Reload/Main button" to get to the main window]
Set Folder Selector to Topic 5
REM: If you have any questions, you can post them on the CEforum
or bring them up in class
“. . . and the work of anthropologists is not only to invent, explore, and make useful the general concept of ‘culture’ but also to invent particular cultures” --
Roy Wagner (1975), quoted in
Susan Parman, Europe in the Anthropological Imagination (1998), p. 2
Discussion of video: Man of Aran
(77 min, 1934, B&W)
nlt 02:10 video: "How the Myth was Made": A 60 min. documentary about the making of Man of Aran
and "Looking Back," time permitting, andor other selections from and about the making and importance of the film