Exam 15: Spirituality and Religion

A common reason to go into a trance among the Ju/'hoansi is to bring rain.​

In which religion do we find "whirling dervishes"?​

Religion may serve to maintain an existing social order, a standard argument being, "while you might suffer in this life, you will be rewarded in the next one." This logic prevailed throughout much of the early history of the Catholic Church in the New World. How does religion work to maintain the existing social order today? Describe the roles and functions of religion in our society today using evidence from the text, along with your own experiences.

The concepts of mana and manitou are all associated with:

With which descent system is the belief in ancestral spirits commonly found?​

What is the role of gender among the Mahayana Buddhists of Taiwan?​

What is a revitalization movement? Choose an example from the United States and discuss the effects that religion played in the movement's success or failure. Do you think the same movement could have occurred in a society different from the United States?​

What is a society's worldview?​

The Mende practice female circumcision.​

What is the greatest contributing factor in whether a society will have a strongly patriarchal or matriarchal pantheon?​

Which of the following is not associated with state societies?​

As the anthropological definition of religion is relatively broad, actively reflect on your life and any rite of passage you may have gone through, looking at each of the stages. What was the cultural significance and what was the personal significance of this transition?​

The hajj is a pilgrimage associated with:​

Religion and spirituality are best examined as part of a society's worldview.​

Pilgrimages often occur to a saint's burial.​

Religions tend to perpetuate the social structure of the society of which they are apart.​

An explanation of events based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate evil power capable of causing harm is ________________.​

At least 80 percent of the African continent is either Christian or Muslim.​

Acts or procedures established by custom or prescribed by authority as proper to a certain formal occasion are called:​

Haitian Vodou rituals center on the worship of __________, called saints in Creole.