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A 10 page research paper that describes the issues involved in the Sahlins-Obeyesekere debate in anthropology relative to the ways in which the death of Capt. James Cook should be interpreted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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and subsequently disemboweled and cooked, with his bones distributed to a variety of villages, which was traditional funerary rites for a person of high status (Kavanaugh "Part 1"). It is
not surprising that Cooks crew did not view this practice as a sign of respect, but rather as the desecration of a fallen enemy (Kavanaugh "Part 1"). The crew confronted
the islanders, demanding that they return Cooks body. After a number of skirmishes, the Hawaiians returned a sufficient amount of Cooks remains to satisfy his crew and allow them to
perform a Christian burial at sea, as they departed the islands to return to England. A little more than 200 years later, in
the 1990s, another battle emerged over the fate of Captain Cook. This time it involved two prominent anthropologists, Marshall Sahlins and Gananath Obeyesekere. Their battle was waged through articles, speeches
at various conferences and through books. Sahlins is a scholar who specializes in the Pacific Islands and is active in historical research and how this information can be utilized in
anthropology. The following paper will examine the elements that make up the Sahlins-Obeyesekere debate and how it has been argued and perceived within the field of anthropology. After thoroughly examining
the issues and points involved, this writer/tutor will offer the student investigating this subject suggestions on how this debate is relevant to issues of comparison in anthropology. The main
points of the debate The debate began when Sahlins published an article in which he posited the reason why Cook was killed by
people who only a few weeks before the fatal battle treated Cook as a deity, welcoming him to the island with ceremonies that were described by those present as lavish
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