Exam 13: Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The belief that nature is animated with spirits is called _______________.

Belief in _______________ is found in societies in which women make a major contribution to the economy and are relatively equal to men in power and authority.

Trauma seems to be part of the learning experience in Australian aboriginal initiation rites.

According to your text,religion may raise people's feelings of guilt and anxiety as a way of keeping them in line.

Anthropology examines spirituality and religion in terms of the society's ______________________.

Many magical incantations require the use of fingernail clippings of the intended victim.This is an example of _______________.

_______________ may be defined as the beliefs and patterns of behavior by which people try to control those aspects of the universe that are otherwise beyond their control.

Shamans are fairly common in modern,industrial societies in the form of faith healers and evangelists.

Interceding with the spirits and drawing out their invisible arrows is the task of (Ju/'hoansi)healers.

People often turn to religion in the hope of reaching a specific goal,such as the healing of physical,emotional or social ills.

The shaman has a relationship with the patient and the community.

Religion and spirituality are the same thing to anthropologists.

A rite of _______________ serves to help groups get through crises such as drought or some other external threat to the survival of the group.

Among the Ibibio,witches are always women who are older and single.

In one of anthropology's classic works,_______________ analyzed the rites of passage that help individuals through the crucial crises of their lives.

The Heaven's Gate cult led by Marshall Herf Applewhite,a group that advocated cultural reform,was a _______________.

In southern Africa's Swaziland all types of illnesses are generally thought to be caused by _______________ or _______________.

Among the Ju/'hoansi about half of the men and a third of the older women are shamans.

The ______________________ tradition is a mystical Muslim movement that emerged in the late 10th century,borrowing ideas from Buddhism,Christianity,and Neoplatonism,which emphasizes the surrender of individual ego and attachment to worldly things in order to be receptive to God's grace.

The word "shaman" originated among the Penobscot Indians.