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Evidence for global cultural diffusion
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The Society of American Archeology responded with an open letter stating his theory “has a long-standing association with racist, white supremacist ideologies; does injustice to Indigenous peoples; and emboldens extremists.” I have myself seen priests of the Hopi Flute fraternity whirl bull-roarers on extremely solemn occasions, but the thought of a connection with Australian or African mysteries never obtruded itself because there was no suggestion that women must be excluded from the range of the instrument. This is consistent with EM Loeb’s theory that initiation ceremonies of Native Americans from California to Tierra del Fuego share a common root based partly on the function of the bull-roarer.
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