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Yanomamo shamans use which of the following methods to contact the spirit world?

A) prolonged and physically demanding dancing
B) listening to rhythmic music
C) dream interpretation
D) mind-altering drugs

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A part-time practitioner who has special abilities for handling supernatural forces is called a

A) priest.
B) shaman.
C) mana.
D) churinga.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What are three ways that magic is similar to religion?

Tricksters are distinguished by the fact that they

If a culture believes that a god wants a deceased person to join him in the afterlife, this would be an example of what supernatural function? The

Introduced by Arnold Van Gennep, this term is used to describe the activities and rituals that mark important changes in individuals' social role and status:

The Ghost Dance religion in North America is an example of a

The quote from the Kasidah ("All faith is false, all faith is true.Truth is a shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.") illustrates the following anthropological position taken in the text:

Melanesian cargo cults which function to bring scattered groups together into religious and political unity illustrates this concept:

It is often difficult to recognize supernatural beliefs and practices in other cultures because you are

Explain the functions of revitalization movements (or cargo cults), and cite a specific example.

Objects considered important to a culture's supernatural beliefs and practices may include

Polytheistic belief systems can be defined as belief systems

Compare and evaluate the social, psychological, and ecological functions approach with the Durkheim-based approach to functional analysis of supernaturalism.

"Old Man Coyote" is an example of what category of supernatural being?

Describe a specific example of the cohesive [or disciplining, or supportive, or educational, or revitalizing] function of the supernatural beliefs of the _________ (fill in a name of a cultural group from assigned readings).

If a Yanomamo anthropologist were to study from an etic view the religious beliefs and practices of a small North American community, she would refer to the person in the local Lutheran church who leads the Sunday service as a