Exam 13: Religion

In his research in Niger,West Africa,anthropologist Paul Stoller apprenticed with a local sorcerer as a means of exploring the role of religion in community life there.During his apprenticeship,Stoller's work came to an abrupt end and he fled back home to the United States.What did his research and experience demonstrate regarding the power of religion in people's everyday lives? What risks do anthropologists take by immersing themselves in others' religious belief systems and practices? Do you think it is possible to comprehend another group of people's religious beliefs and practices without accepting that they are real for believers? Why or why not? What does it mean for a religious belief or practice to be considered real,and who should determine whether or not it is real?

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Students should discuss the relationship between religion and the power it has to shape and influence people's everyday lives.They should then discuss the risk,both physical and psychological,that anthropologists take by immersing themselves into other cultures.Students should conclude by discussing the ability of anthropologists to understand others' religious beliefs and practices,what it means for these beliefs and practices to be considered "real," and what informs their opinion regarding these topics.

The forces of globalization are affecting religion generally and religious practices specifically.Provide three examples that illustrate how globalization is affecting religion and religious practices,and explain how.Conversely,how are the religions and practices in your three examples affecting globalization? How do your three examples also reveal the relationship between religion and other social systems of power? How will future forces likely affect the religion and practices of your three examples? How will future forces likely affect the general status of world religions and practices? Do you think religion will be less or more prominent in people's daily lives in the future? Why do you think this will be the case?

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Students should provide three concrete examples of globalization's effects,such as immigration,urbanization,and migration.They should offer an extended discussion of how the three examples are affected by and are affecting globalization.They should illustrate how other social systems of power,such as politics and economics,factor into the three examples.Students should provide some evidence or reasoning for how future forces may affect the three examples.They should conclude by discussing the future of world religions and practices and what role they will likely play in people's daily lives,with substantial evidence that supports their opinion.

Anthropologist Clifford Geertz suggests that religion is essentially a system of ideas surrounding a set of powerful

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In 1931,anthropologist Audrey Richards documented the chisungu ritual,performed in Zambia.This women-only ritual centers on menstruation and marriage and is an example of

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Victor Turner was an influential anthropologist who studied various aspects of religion.Turner considered religious pilgrimage to be a unique form of religious ritual.What is a religious pilgrimage? What are three specific examples of religious pilgrimage and what do they entail? What stages of process do the pilgrimage examples you provided entail? What purposes do your examples serve a particular religion in general? What purposes does religious pilgrimage serve for the individual and his or her community?

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Anthropologists typically examine which of the following in order to understand religion's meaning and significance in the life of a community of people?

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One of the primary reasons that the study of religion in anthropology is difficult is because

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Your college experience leads eventually to your graduation,a ritual process that ushers you into the "real world" where you are expected to find a job and be a productive member of the larger society.In the model of ritual that Victor Turner describes,this entirety of your experience,including the graduation ceremony itself,helps to promote

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Which of the following social processes is currently affecting the ways in which religion and religious practices are being stretched and shaped today?

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Religious revivals have been spreading across various areas of the world.In some countries,such as China,however,the government faces a dilemma.How might religion threaten a government? How would a religious revival act as an antagonistic force to an established government? What do you think are the underlying forces spurring the religious revival,what direction do you think it will take in the future,and what forces do you think will affect the future direction? Do you think religion will eventually die out in the future? Why or why not?

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Which of the following individuals believed that ideas rather than economics can be equally powerful in shaping society?

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Which of the following locations is particularly experiencing increasing encounters between people of various religious faiths and new strategies for cultivating and educating participants?

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Question 12

You likely have heard of the voodoo doll,a figurine in which the holder pokes pins into the body in an effort to induce pain or discomfort into the unfortunate "target." While this is a belief and practice that is specific to a particular culture,an anthropologist would likely analyze this as a type of

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Which of the following theories contends that religious practices have likely developed in response to very practical problems as people sought to adapt to the natural environment?

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In many cultures,the first menstruation in women is seen as a powerful marker of womanhood and is frequently marked by ritual.In some cases,the young woman is separated from the larger social cohort,left in a state of isolation that may provide a time for reflection.According to anthropologist Victor Turner,this stage in the ritual process is called

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What term might an anthropologist use to describe a game of football as it is played in the United States?

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The state of Chiapas in Mexico and the work of Charlene Floyd illustrate the relationship and tension between religion and power.What were the circumstances that led to the Zapatista uprising? Was it successful in its goals? Why was the Catholic church indicted as a co-conspirator in this rebellion? How does this particular example illustrate the connection between religion and other social systems of power?

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In the view of Talal Asad,religion has been defined by western anthropology and is thus partially

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A part-time religious practitioner with special abilities to connect individuals with supernatural powers or beings is referred to as a

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The text describes the Muslim saint shrine of Husain Tekri and the rituals that pilgrims to this shrine participate in to venerate this long-deceased Muslim martyr.One of the characteristics of this particular example that demonstrates the local adaptation and flexibility of religious practice is

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Anthropologist Clifford Geertz suggests that religion is essentially a system of ideas surrounding a set of powerful

In 1931,anthropologist Audrey Richards documented the chisungu ritual,performed in Zambia.This women-only ritual centers on menstruation and marriage and is an example of

Anthropologists typically examine which of the following in order to understand religion's meaning and significance in the life of a community of people?

One of the primary reasons that the study of religion in anthropology is difficult is because

Which of the following social processes is currently affecting the ways in which religion and religious practices are being stretched and shaped today?

Which of the following individuals believed that ideas rather than economics can be equally powerful in shaping society?

Which of the following locations is particularly experiencing increasing encounters between people of various religious faiths and new strategies for cultivating and educating participants?

Which of the following theories contends that religious practices have likely developed in response to very practical problems as people sought to adapt to the natural environment?

What term might an anthropologist use to describe a game of football as it is played in the United States?

In the view of Talal Asad,religion has been defined by western anthropology and is thus partially

A part-time religious practitioner with special abilities to connect individuals with supernatural powers or beings is referred to as a

The text describes the Muslim saint shrine of Husain Tekri and the rituals that pilgrims to this shrine participate in to venerate this long-deceased Muslim martyr.One of the characteristics of this particular example that demonstrates the local adaptation and flexibility of religious practice is

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