Exam 15: Religion

According to Max Weber, the values of self-denial and self-discipline that provided the ethic necessary for capitalism to flourish are encapsulated in the ________ ethic.

Which of the following religious specialists are considered part-time religious practitioners with special abilities to connect individuals with supernatural powers or beings?

Which of the following constitutes the complex historical and social developments through which symbols are given power and meaning?

Which of the following is transforming the ritual practices of religious communities large and small as congregations adapt to their members' mobility and the lively flow of ideas, information, and money across borders?

Anthropologist Clifford Geertz examines the role of symbols in religion. He argues that each symbol has deep meaning and evokes powerful emotions and motivations in the religion's followers. What are two different examples of religious symbols used in the world today? What meaning do the symbols have for the religious followers? What emotions and motivations do the symbols evoke in followers, and why? How do these symbols help followers make sense of their worlds? What purpose do these symbols likely serve regarding community life? Do you think symbols are imperative to religious beliefs and practices? Why or why not?