#334 Brian Hayden: Cultural Ecology, Feasting, Ritual Sanctuaries, And Funerals
RECORDED ON April 6th, 2020.
Dr. Brian Hayden is Retired Professor in the Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University, and he also holds a research position at the University of British Columbia. His research topics include Cultural ecology and political ecology; Hunting and gathering societies; transegalitarian societies; Aggrandizer strategies, especially feasting and secret societies; Prehistory of religion & early ritual structures; and lithic technology.
In this episode, we talk about cultural and political ecology, transegalitarian societies, the social role that feasting, ritual sanctuaries and funerals play, the most impactful social consequences of agriculture, and the aspects of ecology that influence the status of women in hunter-gatherer societies.
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Cultural and political ecology
Transegalitarian societies
The role of feasting
Ritual sanctuaries
Why are funerals so socially relevant?
The main social consequences of agriculture
What aspects of ecology influence the status of women in hunter-gatherer societies?
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