Unit11theiks.ppt

UnitEleven TheIks THEMOUNTAINPEOPLEbyColinM Turnbull ColinTurnbullwasananthropologistwithaspecialinterestinthehunter gatherersocietiesofAfrica HelivedintherainforestsofZaireandalsointhemountainousareasthatborderUganda SudanandKenya Thisbookisanaccountofhisobservationsinthelatterregion Ikpeople ThetribehestudiedindetailcalledthemselvestheIkandhadalwayshadtheirtemporaryvillagesinthehighermountainsofUganda ThiswasadistinguishingfeaturethatdifferentiatedthemfromothergroupssuchastheTurkanawhowereplaindwellersandcattleherders HeandhiscolleagueJosephTowlesspentthebetterpartofthreeyearswiththembetween1964and1967 Transitioninthistribe Theinterestofthenarrativeisnotsomuchthestudyofhunter gathererlifethanthepictureoftransitionthatcomesoutofthebook wewillfocusonthistransitionduringourclosestudyofthisarticle Aboutthebook Dedication FortheIkWhomIlearnednottohate ForJoeWhohelpedmetolearn contents Chapterone TheWorldThatWasChapterTwo CarelessRaptureChapterThree TheDisenchantedTreeChapterFour WarriorsatPeaceChapterFive FamilyandDeathChapterSix SelfandSurvivalChapterseven ManwithoutLaw ChapterEight RetreatofIcienGodChapterNine SocietyandBeliefChapterTen ThelovelessPeopleChapterEleven TheEndofGoodnessChapterTwelve TheWorldthatis TheFirstpara InChapterOne Anydiscussionofanotherpeople anotherwayoflife istosomeextentboundtobesubjective esp when asananthropologist onewhohassharedthewayoflife Thatisasitshouldbe butthenthereaderisentitledtoknowsomethingoftheaims expectations hopesandattitudesthatthewriterbroughttothefieldwithhim forthesesurelyinfluencenotonlyhowheseesthingsbutevenwhathesees StoriesoftheIkpeopleafterthepublishingofTheMountainPeople TheMountainPeoplerevisited CurtisAbrahamwenttoIk landinUgandaandsawhowwrongColinTurnbull theBritish bornAmericananthropologist wasinhis1972bookontheIk TheMountainPeople Controversy However thebookcausedastormofcontroversywhenitwasfirstpublishedin1972 TheNorwegiananthropologist FredrickBarth recommendedthatbothTurnbullandhisbookbesanctioned andtobeheldupasawarningtousall TheIkthemselves uponhearingofthecontentsofthebook feltthatTurnbullhadgiventhemabadreputation IfTurnbullweretoreturntoourland weshallburyhimalive andaskedifitwaspossibletotakelegalactionagainsthim However TheMountainPeopleisoftenseenascomplementaryaccountsofhumankind spotentialityforgoodorevil Outlineofthetext Para 1 Para 5 whatisthebookabout themessageofthebook depressingbookPara 6 Para 13 myviewsaboutthebooktoonarrow unacceptable myowntheory Para 1 WhoaretheIks thefirstparagraph Whathappenedtothem nomad 1 membersofatribethatwanderfromplacetoplacelookingforpasturefortheanimalsandhavenofixinghome2 fig wanderera nomadicanomadicexistence society celebrity celebritiesofstageorscreen asportingcelebrity minorcelebritiesConclusive showingthatsomethingisdefinitelytrueTheinvestigationfailedtoprovideanyconclusiveevidence Conclusiveproof evidence findings ultimate 1 lastorfinal beyondwhichnootherexistsorispossibletheultimateoutcome result conclusionNuclearweaponsaretheultimatedeterrent 2 TheultimateluxuryofthetripwasflyinginConcorde ultimateprinciples problem atlarge Theescapedprisonerisstillatlarge Thequestionisdiscussedatlargeinmyreport theopinionofstudents voters society etcatlarge compel V makesbdosth forceWecan tcompelyou todoit butwethinkyoushould Iwascompelledtoacknowledgetheforceofhisargument Youcancompelobedience butnotaffection Para 2 Whatisthemessageofthebook Theimportanceofculture whatisthenatureofhumanbeings IntraditionalChinesecultureInthewesternculture Envyneverdies Everyoneforhimselfandthedeviltakesthehindmost dismantle v totakesthtopiecesorgraduallygetridofdismantleamotor amachinedismantleanexhibition atheatricalsetdismantleanineffectivetaxsystem Para 3 Para 4 WhatdotheIksdototheirownpeopleandtotheanthropologist reston nopassive tobebasedonHisfamerestsmoreonhisplaysthanonhisnovels Theargumentrestsonafalseassumption restonone slaurels derog stoptryingtogetfurthersuccess speculate v speculateabout on upon toguessbasedonsubjectivethoughtsinsteadoffactsa speculative tobeformedbyspeculationspeculativephilosophyHisconclusionsarepurelyspeculative lot 1 thelot allthelot thewholelot thewholenumberoramountHeexpectsagoodsalary acar first classairtravel thelot 2 grouporcollectionofpeopleorthingsthefirstlotofapplicants3 type kindThedogisacontentedlot hoot v 1 toshoutdownordriveoffwithjeeringcrieshootedthespeakerofftheplatform2 toexpressorconveybyhootinghootedtheirdisgust Regard attentionorconsideration Thepresentadministrationhasdemonstratedlittleregardforenvironmentalissues Para 5 ThebookisdepressingbecauseaccordingtoTurnbull Para 6 Para 7 Turnbull sviewistoonarrowtopersuademe share shareof insthafairshareofthefoodTherobber sshareofthestolenmoneyEveryonewhohelpedgetsashareintheprofits Whatsharedidhehaveinthesuccess Shemusttakehershareofblame compulsive pulsivebehaviorisverydifficulttostoporcontrol andisoftenaresultofmentalproblemCompulsivegambling overeating spendingCompulsivegambler spender liar2 abook programthatiscompulsiveisveryinterestingandyoucannotstopreadingorwatchingitcompulsivereading viewing somehow 1 insomewayWemuststophimfromseeinghersomehow 2 forareasonthatisunknownIalwaysknewI dgetthejob somehow somewhat Itisreportedthatconditionsinthevillagehaveimprovedsincelastyear Areyouconcernedaboutyourexamresults Somewhat lag V failtokeepupapaceHelaggedbehindus Theelderpeopleandchildrenalwayslagbehindwhenwegoforawa