Question 1

Hutson argues that raver descriptions of "spiritual healing"resemble experiences of evangelical conversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Lewis asserts that the most common cross-cultural explanation of trance is the invasion of the human body by an external spirit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Greenfield asserts that because Brazilian culture patterns social relationships similar to those of hypnotist and client, patients of Brazilian healers are easily induced into trance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Altered states are always seen as spiritual gifts that allow participants to see into other realms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Harner asserts that "words alone can never adequately convey the realities of shamanism"because

Accepted Answer

A)  so much is lost in translation from the J'varo language. 
B)  the J'varo socio-economic environment must be witnessed in order to properly contextualize any description. 
C)  in order to really see, we need the aid of the natema. 
D)  so much of it is a visual and non-verbal audio experience. 
A)  so much is lost in translation from the J'varo language. 
B)  the J'varo socio-economic environment must be witnessed in order to properly contextualize any description. 
C)  in order to really see, we need the aid of the natema. 
D)  so much of it is a visual and non-verbal audio experience.

Question 6

Cross-cultural comparisons of hallucinogenic drugs show that

Accepted Answer

A)  all societies have used some form. 
B)  overall they have a negative effect on the society. 
C)  they can have different effects on the users from one society to the next because of differing cultural expectations. 
D)  only shamans and various types of spiritual leaders use them. 
A)  all societies have used some form. 
B)  overall they have a negative effect on the society. 
C)  they can have different effects on the users from one society to the next because of differing cultural expectations. 
D)  only shamans and various types of spiritual leaders use them.

Question 7

Hutson argues that the two predominant genres of rave, future and primitive, share a sense of disdain for the present age and reveal

Accepted Answer

A)  why many participants consume mind altering drugs. 
B)  an attraction to alternative possibilities. 
C)  participants' rejection of organized religion. 
D)  problems of youth in contemporary society. 
A)  why many participants consume mind altering drugs. 
B)  an attraction to alternative possibilities. 
C)  participants' rejection of organized religion. 
D)  problems of youth in contemporary society.

Question 8

Hutson states that unlike Rainbow Family practices, raves do not include the use of "fakelore."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following factors discussed by the editors of this book have been utilized across the globe to induce ASC or trance, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Drumming/Dance 
B)  Ritual grooming 
C)  Drugs 
D)  Ingestion or abstinence from food 
A)  Drumming/Dance 
B)  Ritual grooming 
C)  Drugs 
D)  Ingestion or abstinence from food

Question 10

What three elements does Hutson believe are crucial to a rave?

Accepted Answer

A)  mind altering drugs, dance music, long duration. 
B)  dance music, rhythmic drumming, mind altering drugs. 
C)  dance music, long duration, ecstatic experience. 
D)  rhythmic drumming, flashing lights, ecstatic experience. 
A)  mind altering drugs, dance music, long duration. 
B)  dance music, rhythmic drumming, mind altering drugs. 
C)  dance music, long duration, ecstatic experience. 
D)  rhythmic drumming, flashing lights, ecstatic experience.

Question 11

According to Lewis, what are the two trance inducing processes found in all civilizations and cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory deprivation and overload. 
B)  performance of music and dance. 
C)  psychotropic drugs and music. 
D)  repetition and seclusion. 
A)  sensory deprivation and overload. 
B)  performance of music and dance. 
C)  psychotropic drugs and music. 
D)  repetition and seclusion.

Question 12

Anthropologists are particularly interested in the ways altered states of consciousness are interpreted in political systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

J'varo shamans use Datura to deal with the wakani bird helping a bewitching shaman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Furst and Coe assert that the rectal delivery system for intoxicating substances can result in a more radically changed consciousness with the speed of an intravenous injection and fewer negative side effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A novice may become an effective practicing shaman

Accepted Answer

A)  almost instantaneously after a true encounter with the "real" and the procurement of a tsentsak. 
B)  no less than five months after receiving tsentsak from a mentor, provided the novice has self-discipline. 
C)  only after finishing with the family phase of life and achieving tsentsak. 
D)  only after years of training in order to accumulate tsentsak. 
A)  almost instantaneously after a true encounter with the "real" and the procurement of a tsentsak. 
B)  no less than five months after receiving tsentsak from a mentor, provided the novice has self-discipline. 
C)  only after finishing with the family phase of life and achieving tsentsak. 
D)  only after years of training in order to accumulate tsentsak.

Question 16

Brazilian Spiritist healer-mediums go into trance to

Accepted Answer

A)  receive their spirit guides. 
B)  escape the reality of the surgery. 
C)  control the spirits that have taken over the client's body. 
D)  be able to conduct surgeries quickly and efficiently. 
A)  receive their spirit guides. 
B)  escape the reality of the surgery. 
C)  control the spirits that have taken over the client's body. 
D)  be able to conduct surgeries quickly and efficiently.

Question 17

According to Furst and Coe, the intoxicating enema

Accepted Answer

A)  is an excellent delivery system that can dramatically alter one's state of consciousness faster than oral ingestion with fewer negative side effects. 
B)  produces a more intense experience of the drug than does oral ingestion, but there are serious side effects and associated health concerns. 
C)  is about the same as a bio-delivery system as oral ingestion. 
D)  resembles the effect produced by an intravenous injection, but the rectal delivery system is associated with fertility problems. 
A)  is an excellent delivery system that can dramatically alter one's state of consciousness faster than oral ingestion with fewer negative side effects. 
B)  produces a more intense experience of the drug than does oral ingestion, but there are serious side effects and associated health concerns. 
C)  is about the same as a bio-delivery system as oral ingestion. 
D)  resembles the effect produced by an intravenous injection, but the rectal delivery system is associated with fertility problems.

Question 18

Ordinary human consciousness without deliberate alteration include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleep and dreaming 
B)  Relaxation 
C)  Attentiveness 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Sleep and dreaming 
B)  Relaxation 
C)  Attentiveness 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Among the J'varo Indians, both bewitching and curing shamans use a hallucinogenic drink the J'varo refer to as

Accepted Answer

A)  ayahuasca. 
B)  yagé or yajé. 
C)  natema. 
D)  Banisteriopsis. 
A)  ayahuasca. 
B)  yagé or yajé. 
C)  natema. 
D)  Banisteriopsis.

Question 20

Lewis compares trance to female sexual climax by arguing that

Accepted Answer

A)  neither is easily obtained. 
B)  both are obtained by using the body in similar ways. 
C)  both are a condition of dissociation characterized by automatisms of action and thought. 
D)  both are affected by cultural conventions. 
A)  neither is easily obtained. 
B)  both are obtained by using the body in similar ways. 
C)  both are a condition of dissociation characterized by automatisms of action and thought. 
D)  both are affected by cultural conventions.

Hutson argues that raver descriptions of "spiritual healing"resemble experiences of evangelical conversion.

Lewis asserts that the most common cross-cultural explanation of trance is the invasion of the human body by an external spirit.

Greenfield asserts that because Brazilian culture patterns social relationships similar to those of hypnotist and client, patients of Brazilian healers are easily induced into trance.

Altered states are always seen as spiritual gifts that allow participants to see into other realms.

Harner asserts that "words alone can never adequately convey the realities of shamanism"because

Cross-cultural comparisons of hallucinogenic drugs show that

Hutson argues that the two predominant genres of rave, future and primitive, share a sense of disdain for the present age and reveal

Hutson states that unlike Rainbow Family practices, raves do not include the use of "fakelore."

All of the following factors discussed by the editors of this book have been utilized across the globe to induce ASC or trance, EXCEPT:

What three elements does Hutson believe are crucial to a rave?

According to Lewis, what are the two trance inducing processes found in all civilizations and cultures?

Anthropologists are particularly interested in the ways altered states of consciousness are interpreted in political systems.

J'varo shamans use Datura to deal with the wakani bird helping a bewitching shaman.

Furst and Coe assert that the rectal delivery system for intoxicating substances can result in a more radically changed consciousness with the speed of an intravenous injection and fewer negative side effects.

A novice may become an effective practicing shaman

Brazilian Spiritist healer-mediums go into trance to

According to Furst and Coe, the intoxicating enema

Ordinary human consciousness without deliberate alteration include:

Among the J'varo Indians, both bewitching and curing shamans use a hallucinogenic drink the J'varo refer to as

Lewis compares trance to female sexual climax by arguing that

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Ritual

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

Religion in a Changing World: Identity, Adaptation, and Activism

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Exam 5: Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Hutson argues that raver descriptions of "spiritual healing"resemble experiences of evangelical conversion.

Lewis asserts that the most common cross-cultural explanation of trance is the invasion of the human body by an external spirit.

Greenfield asserts that because Brazilian culture patterns social relationships similar to those of hypnotist and client, patients of Brazilian healers are easily induced into trance.

Altered states are always seen as spiritual gifts that allow participants to see into other realms.

Harner asserts that "words alone can never adequately convey the realities of shamanism"because

Cross-cultural comparisons of hallucinogenic drugs show that

Hutson argues that the two predominant genres of rave, future and primitive, share a sense of disdain for the present age and reveal

Hutson states that unlike Rainbow Family practices, raves do not include the use of "fakelore."

All of the following factors discussed by the editors of this book have been utilized across the globe to induce ASC or trance, EXCEPT:

What three elements does Hutson believe are crucial to a rave?

According to Lewis, what are the two trance inducing processes found in all civilizations and cultures?

Anthropologists are particularly interested in the ways altered states of consciousness are interpreted in political systems.

J'varo shamans use Datura to deal with the wakani bird helping a bewitching shaman.

Furst and Coe assert that the rectal delivery system for intoxicating substances can result in a more radically changed consciousness with the speed of an intravenous injection and fewer negative side effects.

A novice may become an effective practicing shaman

Brazilian Spiritist healer-mediums go into trance to

According to Furst and Coe, the intoxicating enema

Ordinary human consciousness without deliberate alteration include:

Among the J'varo Indians, both bewitching and curing shamans use a hallucinogenic drink the J'varo refer to as

Lewis compares trance to female sexual climax by arguing that

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Ritual

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

Religion in a Changing World: Identity, Adaptation, and Activism

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