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The Rastas (Leschia's Thursday at 2:30)
Welcome to the island of the Rastas!
We are an island culture just south of the tropical islands.
If you don't have a copy of the World Simulation Ethnography Instructions, or if you lost it, click here to download it in PDF format.
The Rastas are a very primative egalitarian society living on the Island of New Zealandish. They rely heavily on the enviornment for their subsistence. Hunting, gathering, and fishing are their primary means of food. Their egalitarian society is geared toward the betterment of the community as a whole. Their marriage system of polygyny creates an organized community wich leads to more productivity. The Rastas have great respect for their subsistence. Their belief in animism stems from their great respect for the animals and land they live off of. So much so that they have two festivals a year to give respect to their food source. Lastly the Rastas decisions are made by a council of elders who lead influential lives in the community. They make important decisions with the rest of the community in order to create the best society for everyone.
Ethnography Sections:
Environment:
The environment consists of three islands with the south being the largest, but also the most mountainous with large coastal plains.
Language & Gender:
The society is egalitarian and communication between men and women is direct. They are a very personal society.
Subsistence & Exchange:
Rastas use hunting, gathering, and horticulture as their primary means of subsistence. They exchange a variety of goods such as artwork and shells to build strong relationships.
Sex, Love, & Marriage:The
The Rastas practice polygyny, a from of marriage in which males have multiple wives. In this society love is not a main factor in marriage, marriage is just a way to better the community.
Family & Household:
In the Rastafarian community each male has up to three wives, and each wife has up to two children. When the couple is married they move into a separate tree house and their they raise their family with each wife having their own tree house.
Kinship, Social Organization:
The Rastas family relationship is Hawaiian, a very simple kinship system. Everyone is the society works together creating an egalitarian social setting.
Political Organization:
Decisions in the society are made by an influential council of elders.
Religion:
The Rastas believe in animism because of how heavily they rely on the environment.
Art & Cultural Values:
Art and Cultural values of the Rastas are heavily based on their religion of animism.
All in all, the Rastafarian soceity is havily reliant on the land and animals around them, leading to their great respect for their environment through animism. Their egalitarian society works well for a community of this size because of the equality in brings to the society. The council of elders brings stability and control to any criminals that may arise in the society. Everyone in their culture has a great respect for each other sharing all subsistence equally. Their households are designed especially for productivity. For all of these reasons the community is better equipped to survive and thrive in their environment.
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We are an island culture just south of the tropical islands.
If you don't have a copy of the World Simulation Ethnography Instructions, or if you lost it, click here to download it in PDF format.
The Rastas are a very primative egalitarian society living on the Island of New Zealandish. They rely heavily on the enviornment for their subsistence. Hunting, gathering, and fishing are their primary means of food. Their egalitarian society is geared toward the betterment of the community as a whole. Their marriage system of polygyny creates an organized community wich leads to more productivity. The Rastas have great respect for their subsistence. Their belief in animism stems from their great respect for the animals and land they live off of. So much so that they have two festivals a year to give respect to their food source. Lastly the Rastas decisions are made by a council of elders who lead influential lives in the community. They make important decisions with the rest of the community in order to create the best society for everyone.
Ethnography Sections:
Environment:
The environment consists of three islands with the south being the largest, but also the most mountainous with large coastal plains.
Language & Gender:
The society is egalitarian and communication between men and women is direct. They are a very personal society.
Subsistence & Exchange:
Rastas use hunting, gathering, and horticulture as their primary means of subsistence. They exchange a variety of goods such as artwork and shells to build strong relationships.
Sex, Love, & Marriage:The
The Rastas practice polygyny, a from of marriage in which males have multiple wives. In this society love is not a main factor in marriage, marriage is just a way to better the community.
Family & Household:
In the Rastafarian community each male has up to three wives, and each wife has up to two children. When the couple is married they move into a separate tree house and their they raise their family with each wife having their own tree house.
Kinship, Social Organization:
The Rastas family relationship is Hawaiian, a very simple kinship system. Everyone is the society works together creating an egalitarian social setting.
Political Organization:
Decisions in the society are made by an influential council of elders.
Religion:
The Rastas believe in animism because of how heavily they rely on the environment.
Art & Cultural Values:
Art and Cultural values of the Rastas are heavily based on their religion of animism.
All in all, the Rastafarian soceity is havily reliant on the land and animals around them, leading to their great respect for their environment through animism. Their egalitarian society works well for a community of this size because of the equality in brings to the society. The council of elders brings stability and control to any criminals that may arise in the society. Everyone in their culture has a great respect for each other sharing all subsistence equally. Their households are designed especially for productivity. For all of these reasons the community is better equipped to survive and thrive in their environment.
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