Anthropology, human-nature relationships, Tsembaga, pigs, New Guinea, Sami, reindeer, cultural materialism, cosmology, ritual regulation
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This document explores the complex relationships between human societies and nature through the lens of anthropology, focusing on the Tsembaga and their relationship with pigs in New Guinea.
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[...] However, this approach raises many questions for the anthropologist14. This is tantamount to having a Western-centered vision, where man mainly thinks of his existence by virtue of the economic constraints he faces. Also, this leads to considering the social construction of these tribes as relying mainly on economic necessities. However, as we have seen, the relationship with pigs among the Tsembaga population is accompanied by a cosmological dimension, going beyond the nature-human conception found in Western societies. The way of approaching the relationship with society is also profoundly ecological. [...]
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[...] This occurred when the number of pigs was too high in relation to the total Tsembaga population. French anthropologist Gerald Berthoud analyzes that these rituals contribute to the realization of ethnicities by themselves. In these rituals, they engage in the 'consumption' of a large number of animals and exchanges of other goods12. In these rituals, the pig has great importance. This ritual is organized in honor of the ancestors, showing the symbolism of the Tsembaga Man taking the lead over the animal threat and repenting towards their ancestors. [...]
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