Exam 2: Indigenous Religions: North America and Africa

Compare two of the creation myths of Native American tribes using the method of comparison described in Chapter 1 by Will Deming.

________ of Native Americans have been around since the Europeans first arrived in the Americas

Which of these descriptions does not apply to indigenous religions?

What do Lakota Sioux call their "Sacred Pipe"?

In which tribe's myth did animals hold a council at which they decided to give man a multitude of diseases and conditions?

Sacred myths pertaining to the creation of the universe are called __________.

The Aztec and Mayan civilizations of Central America never developed systems of writing.

As with the many volumes of sacred writings found in the major world religions, written materials by or about Native North Americans are abundant.

Discuss the importance of studying indigenous religions in Africa and North America in the contemporary world.

The integrated worldviews of many African religions lead practitioners to speak about the ________ in tandem with the _______.

In African religions communities maintain religious edicts through observance of taboos and ritual practices guided by priests, kings, and chiefs.

The original or native inhabitants of a region are called

It may not be a wild assumption to conclude that in traditional Yoruba society, with all its prejudices against women, _________ , more than any other factor, plays a major role in ascribing status to women.

Indigenous traditions are basically the same whether they are from Australia, Peru, or Africa.

What does the following Key Term mean: -indigenous people

In many native traditions that are animistic, the world is thought to be filled with entities that have ________.

African cosmologies portray the universe as closed and separated, with agents from each realm unable to interact with one another.

Which of these views is common among indigenous religions?

In contrast to Western religious traditions, many African cosmologies posit that the _______ and the ________ are both divine abodes in which creation and divine action take place.

Traditional healers and diviners of South Africa are called