Exam 13: Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

A pantheon is a collection of gods.

______________________________ spirituality is on the rise.

The practice of ritual ____________ in Islam serves to purify thought and build restraint for the sake of Allah.

What is unique about the Mongolian shaman's drum?

Numerous mountains worldwide are considered "sacred places."

One of the functions of religion is control of those aspects of the universe which otherwise lie beyond the believer's control.A corollary of this statement is: the less control you have over your universe,the greater the role religion will play in your life.If we accept this assumption,we would expect to find more religious activity among which of the following?

Animatism is the belief that nature is animated by distinct spirits.

_______________ forms part of a cultural system's superstructure,which comprises a society's worldview.

The initiation rites for male Australian aborigines include a stage when they are isolated from the rest of society and undergo a cram course in tribal lore;the trauma associated with their ordeal is part of a teaching method that ensures that they will remember what they are taught.This particular stage in the puberty ceremony would be referred to as the stage of _______________ by Arnold Van Gennep.

According to Chan monastics,what causes people to have different life circumstances,some poor and some rich?

_______________,with its often dramatic rituals,promotes a release of tension among individuals in a society.

If religious belief reflects the structure of society,in which types of society would you expect to find widespread belief in ancestral spirits?

Witchcraft serves psychological as well as social functions.The Navajo are said to be a peaceful people whose culture emphasizes the importance of harmonious social and spiritual relationships.What would you expect the incidence of witchcraft to be in traditional Navajo society as compared with its incidence in another Native American Indian society that required its members to engage in periodic expressions of fighting with each other?

Among the Ju/'hoansi only men can possess the powerful healing force called n/um.

A rabbit's foot in Western culture;a warrior's strength in Melanesia,or Luke Skywalker telling Han Solo,"May the Force be with you"-all of these may be used as examples of _______________.

Since strict rules and regulations guided religious consciousness,only the elite among Penobscot men could become shamans.

_______________ is typical of peoples who see themselves as a part of nature rather than superior to it.

Which of the following represent the social functions of religion?

Ju/'hoansi healers possess the powerful healing force called n/um.N/um generally remains dormant in a healer until an effort is made to activate.Among the ways to activate n/um are _______________.

_______________ magic is based on the assumption that things that are like each other somehow have a connection with each other;and thus if you do something to one,it will affect the other.