Life and death in primitive society

The laws of the Stone Age

Life and death in a primitive community

Michael Rockefeller and the Papuans from the primitive tribe of the Asmatians

In the photo, Michael Rockefeller. He is young, healthy and very rich. But that wasn't enough to survive in the primitive world.

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What is blood for a primitive man?

Australian aborigines on the riverbank: collecting tree sap, harpooning fish

the liquid that transports the necessary substances

The elixir of life

The source of knowledge

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The skin of the Indians of North America is yellow or bronze.
Why are they called "redskins"?

From the word "Raid". The first settlers suffered greatly from the attacks of the Indians. The word "raid" eventually became distorted into the word "red".

The Indians liked to rub their skin with red ochre

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The first missionaries brought not only faith to primitive societies, but also the entertainment of Europeans. This is how the first soccer fields appeared on the African continent. Soon, the missionaries had problems: if one of the players died, their relatives would come and demand a very large "murder ransom." Why?

African children play soccer in the savannah

Football is a malicious magic for primitive people

shedding of blood can cause death, as the loss of the elixir of life (blood) occurs

players were sometimes injured: bruises, fractures

shedding of blood can cause death, as the loss of the elixir of life (blood) occurs

Players sometimes split their noses, lips, and blood was spilled.

shedding of blood can cause death, as the loss of the elixir of life (blood) occurs

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What is treatment in the understanding of primitive man?

An old woman from the Australian primitive Kaitish tribe knocks out a tooth from a young girl to make her more attractive

proper diet and fasting

exorcism of an evil spirit from the body, extraction of a stone introduced by magic from the body, removal of corruption

asking for help from deceased relatives

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When, according to primitive psychology, does death occur?

Papuans from the Asaro tribe with scary clay masks on their heads

when a person stops breathing

when a person does not react to the environment for a long period of time

when the soul leaves the body

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What are the causes of death from the point of view of primitive consciousness?

a Papuan from the tribe of Cimbu with a skeleton painted on his body

life span is measured by spirits at birth

The result of witchcraft

old age or wounds

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One day in the middle of the 20th century, a leader of one of the Sareth tribes, accompanied by 33 boats with warriors, came to a representative of the Indian administration on the island of Borneo and demanded permission from the rajah to attack a neighboring tribe because:

primitive aborigines sail in a pirogue boat on the river

There are few fish in the river

The cause of death in a primitive community: witchcraft by an enemy (usually neighbors). Therefore, there is a blood feud for the death of a respected family member.

He had a bad dream.

The cause of death in a primitive community: witchcraft by an enemy (usually neighbors). Therefore, there is a blood feud for the death of a respected family member.

His brother died.

The cause of death in a primitive community: witchcraft by an enemy (usually neighbors). Therefore, there is a blood feud for the death of a respected family member.

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In the photo, we see a traditional Papuan greeting ceremony performed for a dear guest, Michael Rockefeller (shortly before his tragic death). What's so disturbing about this photo?