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Cultural Anthropology- Religion Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest update 2024 Already Passed Religion - Answers an organized system of beliefs about supernatural powers that are beyond peoples control; a set What is the role of religion? - Answers it reinforces group norms, it establishe...

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Religion - Answers an organized system of beliefs about supernatural powers that are beyond peoples
control; a set

What is the role of religion? - Answers it reinforces group norms, it establishes right and wrong so
people behave, and it explains human existence

Define Spirituality - Answers the individual concern with the supernatural world

Anthropological view of religion - Answers they are interested in HOW it is organzied

Small scale/non industrialized societies - Answers Bands, Tribes, Chiefs

The practice of religion - Answers it is intertwined in daily life, people appeal to supernatural, and there
are religious specialists

Appeal to the supernatural for... - Answers healing the sick, promoting the well-being of the group

(fertility of crops, game, and people), and bringing success in war

Shamans - Answers they are religious specialists who manipulate the supernatural world by bringing
misfortune to enemies

Religious specialists role - Answers to attract good spirits to the body

Gender of Shaman - Answers men or women

ex. Yanamamo: only men

ex: Cheyene have both genders

Vision quest - Answers when you are at the top of a mountain, having a vision/dream, you are in
complete isolation, starvation, and you are on halluconegans

Entering the Shaman state - Answers by cutting of a finger, or however to enter a altered state of
consciousness

Large scale, industrialized societies - Answers States

Three characteristics under States - Answers moral function, psychological function, and religious
specialists

What is moral function - Answers moral compass, and holy writings

Define psychological function - Answers the feeling of security and when you are not alone

Religious specialists under states - Answers priests and priestesses

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