Exploring the Evidence: A Paleolithic Women in the Twentieth Century
Response to Nisa's Excerpt
Upon reading the handout for class, I learned that Nisa is a woman of the Pan people. Her culture is very community based, with marriage, trance, and even gather-hunting being practices that are collectively done among her community, though she emphasizes she is not a village people. One point I found interesting was how her culture practices trance-healing. I first learned about trance or spiritual healing in an introduction to cultural and social anthropology class, so I loved being able to make connections back to what I learned because I find that I am doing that often throughout my college career so far, especially in World History I. Since we are exploring evidence, I figured that Nisa's words are a firsthand account of her personal life, so they should be considered reliable. It's almost like obtaining a journal entry or picture, as primary sources are, except her story was written in the conduction of an interview, except they are her words. However, it is important to note that she is just one person, so can she really speak for all women of her people? Finally, a connection I made to contemporary society was that despite in both people are married to one person, there is a lot of lust takes place, as Nisa explains on page 49 how it is hard for both the husband and wife to be with just one woman. In contemporary society we hear of failed marriages, single parents, and divorces, so it is evident that in both societies, lust is not uncommon.
Upon reading the handout for class, I learned that Nisa is a woman of the Pan people. Her culture is very community based, with marriage, trance, and even gather-hunting being practices that are collectively done among her community, though she emphasizes she is not a village people. One point I found interesting was how her culture practices trance-healing. I first learned about trance or spiritual healing in an introduction to cultural and social anthropology class, so I loved being able to make connections back to what I learned because I find that I am doing that often throughout my college career so far, especially in World History I. Since we are exploring evidence, I figured that Nisa's words are a firsthand account of her personal life, so they should be considered reliable. It's almost like obtaining a journal entry or picture, as primary sources are, except her story was written in the conduction of an interview, except they are her words. However, it is important to note that she is just one person, so can she really speak for all women of her people? Finally, a connection I made to contemporary society was that despite in both people are married to one person, there is a lot of lust takes place, as Nisa explains on page 49 how it is hard for both the husband and wife to be with just one woman. In contemporary society we hear of failed marriages, single parents, and divorces, so it is evident that in both societies, lust is not uncommon.
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