Question 1

Mason critiques the ways in which social scientists have tried to define "rite of passage"and asserts that

Accepted Answer

A)  an initiate has his/her own unique experience that does not necessarily fit into a model. 
B)  Turner's definition is invalid. 
C)  nonverbal communication in a rite of passage is more important than verbal communication. 
D)  the liminal stage is composed mainly of physical movements. 
A)  an initiate has his/her own unique experience that does not necessarily fit into a model. 
B)  Turner's definition is invalid. 
C)  nonverbal communication in a rite of passage is more important than verbal communication. 
D)  the liminal stage is composed mainly of physical movements.

Question 2

Practitioners often confuse the "owner of the head"(oricha) with the initiate in Santer'a rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

At which two events in a woman's life is Baraka practiced and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before marriage consummation and before delivery of children, because the woman must be pure for these two events. 
B)  At menarche and before marriage consummation to purify women's bodily fluids. 
C)  Before marriage consummation and before delivery of children, because these two moments mark when women, and their sexuality specifically, can become pollutants to society and women must come to terms with this loss of purity and power. 
D)  At menarche and before marriage consummation, because these two moments mark when women, and their sexuality specifically, can become pollutants to society and women must come to terms with this loss of purity and power. 
A)  Before marriage consummation and before delivery of children, because the woman must be pure for these two events. 
B)  At menarche and before marriage consummation to purify women's bodily fluids. 
C)  Before marriage consummation and before delivery of children, because these two moments mark when women, and their sexuality specifically, can become pollutants to society and women must come to terms with this loss of purity and power. 
D)  At menarche and before marriage consummation, because these two moments mark when women, and their sexuality specifically, can become pollutants to society and women must come to terms with this loss of purity and power.

Question 4

To the Charismatic Renewal movement, abortion is a definitive termination of human life, while the Japanese believe it to be the return of the fetus to a state of prebeing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following are reasons why ritual is compared to theatre EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ritual is seen as a cultural performance. 
B)  Ritual can include scripted or learned communication or movements. 
C)  Ritual often involves a scared space and use of special costumes or props. 
D)  Ritual can deliver participants into new stages if life with new rights, responsibilities, and privileges. 
A)  Ritual is seen as a cultural performance. 
B)  Ritual can include scripted or learned communication or movements. 
C)  Ritual often involves a scared space and use of special costumes or props. 
D)  Ritual can deliver participants into new stages if life with new rights, responsibilities, and privileges.

Question 6

Myerhoff concludes by suggesting that "paradox is the very quick of ritual,"meaning that

Accepted Answer

A)  reversals portray differentiation and continuity at the same time. 
B)  all rituals must involve a paradox. 
C)  rituals depend on a negotiation between two seemingly opposite planes of existence. 
D)  that reversals underpin all rituals. 
A)  reversals portray differentiation and continuity at the same time. 
B)  all rituals must involve a paradox. 
C)  rituals depend on a negotiation between two seemingly opposite planes of existence. 
D)  that reversals underpin all rituals.

Question 7

All henna tattooing rituals secular or scared involved blood sheading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Cross-culturally, it is understood that personhood begins at or before birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Much of the symbolism of the liminal persona is modeled on the biological processes of the human body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Myerhoff insists that rituals differ from myths because

Accepted Answer

A)  they involve the entire community. 
B)  they require action. 
C)  they facilitate transformation. 
D)  they promote the attitude of the sacred. 
E)  they allow participants to reverse their spiritual roles. 
A)  they involve the entire community. 
B)  they require action. 
C)  they facilitate transformation. 
D)  they promote the attitude of the sacred. 
E)  they allow participants to reverse their spiritual roles.

Question 11

The body position of the Santer'a initiate during the moforibale indicates the gender of his/her oricha.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

___________ is a classified by Wallace as a salvation ritual whereas ____________ is classified as an ideological ritual

Accepted Answer

A)  Taboo; mystic experiences 
B)  Sprit possession; rites of passage 
C)  Taboo, rites of intensification 
D)  Rites of rebellion; rites of passage 
A)  Taboo; mystic experiences 
B)  Sprit possession; rites of passage 
C)  Taboo, rites of intensification 
D)  Rites of rebellion; rites of passage

Question 13

The Charismatic Renewal movement believes that healing practices are necessary after an abortion because

Accepted Answer

A)  the emotional bond between mother and father has been damaged. 
B)  the mother has made a difficult but necessary decision which leaves her with ambiguous emotions of grief and relief. 
C)  abortion produces death trauma for the fetus and the mother experiences guilt and grief. 
D)  the mother is thought to be incapable of conception until she has asked for God's forgiveness. 
A)  the emotional bond between mother and father has been damaged. 
B)  the mother has made a difficult but necessary decision which leaves her with ambiguous emotions of grief and relief. 
C)  abortion produces death trauma for the fetus and the mother experiences guilt and grief. 
D)  the mother is thought to be incapable of conception until she has asked for God's forgiveness.

Question 14

The head is an especially important symbol in Santer'a initiation rituals because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is thought to be filled with evil spirits that must be washed away. 
B)  it represents the passage of knowledge from an elder to the aleyo. 
C)  through it, the sacrificial animals and the aleyo communicate. 
D)  it is the spiritual faculty and central locus of a human being. 
A)  it is thought to be filled with evil spirits that must be washed away. 
B)  it represents the passage of knowledge from an elder to the aleyo. 
C)  through it, the sacrificial animals and the aleyo communicate. 
D)  it is the spiritual faculty and central locus of a human being.

Question 15

Turner argues that the frequent disproportion and monstrousness displayed in the communication of sacra

Accepted Answer

A)  makes initiates aware of the primary factors of their culture through a "primordial mode of abstraction." 
B)  is a by-product of ritually induced hallucinations and dreams. 
C)  increases the separation felt by neophytes. 
D)  creates tension among and between initiates. 
A)  makes initiates aware of the primary factors of their culture through a "primordial mode of abstraction." 
B)  is a by-product of ritually induced hallucinations and dreams. 
C)  increases the separation felt by neophytes. 
D)  creates tension among and between initiates.

Question 16

To the Charismatic Renewal movement, the imaginary baptism of an aborted fetus heals by

Accepted Answer

A)  turning the fetus into a person who can be prayed for and sent to Jesus. 
B)  reassuring the mother that she has made the correct decision. 
C)  allowing the fetus a second opportunity on earth in the future. 
D)  cleansing the mother's hands in an act symbolizing the washing away of sin. 
A)  turning the fetus into a person who can be prayed for and sent to Jesus. 
B)  reassuring the mother that she has made the correct decision. 
C)  allowing the fetus a second opportunity on earth in the future. 
D)  cleansing the mother's hands in an act symbolizing the washing away of sin.

Question 17

Recent anthropological studies of cultural performance have demonstrated that meaning is inherent in ritual signs and must be discovered by the performer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the editors, we can only assert (uncontroversially at least) that rituals serve which of the following functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rituals restore and maintain equilibrium in society. 
B)  Rituals allay cultural anxieties and fears. 
C)  Rituals simultaneously construct social arrangements and values, and teach community members about them. 
A)  Rituals restore and maintain equilibrium in society. 
B)  Rituals allay cultural anxieties and fears. 
C)  Rituals simultaneously construct social arrangements and values, and teach community members about them.

Question 19

Which of the following elements are not usually involved in definitions of ritual?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliance upon symbols 
B)  long-standing tradition 
C)  repetition 
D)  capacity to intensify bonds within a community 
A)  reliance upon symbols 
B)  long-standing tradition 
C)  repetition 
D)  capacity to intensify bonds within a community

Question 20

Santer'a is understood as an initiatory religion because

Accepted Answer

A)  initiation rituals take place on a weekly basis. 
B)  to become a member one must participate in the initiation rituals of every family member. 
C)  members are initiated every day through individual prayer. 
D)  the changes and elevation of a member's position in the religion are marked by initiation rituals. 
A)  initiation rituals take place on a weekly basis. 
B)  to become a member one must participate in the initiation rituals of every family member. 
C)  members are initiated every day through individual prayer. 
D)  the changes and elevation of a member's position in the religion are marked by initiation rituals.

Mason critiques the ways in which social scientists have tried to define "rite of passage"and asserts that

Practitioners often confuse the "owner of the head"(oricha) with the initiate in Santer'a rituals.

At which two events in a woman's life is Baraka practiced and why?

To the Charismatic Renewal movement, abortion is a definitive termination of human life, while the Japanese believe it to be the return of the fetus to a state of prebeing.

All of the following are reasons why ritual is compared to theatre EXCEPT:

Myerhoff concludes by suggesting that "paradox is the very quick of ritual,"meaning that

All henna tattooing rituals secular or scared involved blood sheading.

Cross-culturally, it is understood that personhood begins at or before birth.

Much of the symbolism of the liminal persona is modeled on the biological processes of the human body.

Myerhoff insists that rituals differ from myths because

The body position of the Santer'a initiate during the moforibale indicates the gender of his/her oricha.

_ is a classified by Wallace as a salvation ritual whereas __ is classified as an ideological ritual

The Charismatic Renewal movement believes that healing practices are necessary after an abortion because

The head is an especially important symbol in Santer'a initiation rituals because

Turner argues that the frequent disproportion and monstrousness displayed in the communication of sacra

To the Charismatic Renewal movement, the imaginary baptism of an aborted fetus heals by

Recent anthropological studies of cultural performance have demonstrated that meaning is inherent in ritual signs and must be discovered by the performer.

According to the editors, we can only assert (uncontroversially at least) that rituals serve which of the following functions?

Which of the following elements are not usually involved in definitions of ritual?

Santer'a is understood as an initiatory religion because

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

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 3: Ritual

Mason critiques the ways in which social scientists have tried to define "rite of passage"and asserts that

Practitioners often confuse the "owner of the head"(oricha) with the initiate in Santer'a rituals.

At which two events in a woman's life is Baraka practiced and why?

To the Charismatic Renewal movement, abortion is a definitive termination of human life, while the Japanese believe it to be the return of the fetus to a state of prebeing.

All of the following are reasons why ritual is compared to theatre EXCEPT:

Myerhoff concludes by suggesting that "paradox is the very quick of ritual,"meaning that

All henna tattooing rituals secular or scared involved blood sheading.

Cross-culturally, it is understood that personhood begins at or before birth.

Much of the symbolism of the liminal persona is modeled on the biological processes of the human body.

Myerhoff insists that rituals differ from myths because

The body position of the Santer'a initiate during the moforibale indicates the gender of his/her oricha.

___________ is a classified by Wallace as a salvation ritual whereas ____________ is classified as an ideological ritual

The Charismatic Renewal movement believes that healing practices are necessary after an abortion because

The head is an especially important symbol in Santer'a initiation rituals because

Turner argues that the frequent disproportion and monstrousness displayed in the communication of sacra

To the Charismatic Renewal movement, the imaginary baptism of an aborted fetus heals by

Recent anthropological studies of cultural performance have demonstrated that meaning is inherent in ritual signs and must be discovered by the performer.

According to the editors, we can only assert (uncontroversially at least) that rituals serve which of the following functions?

Which of the following elements are not usually involved in definitions of ritual?

Santer'a is understood as an initiatory religion because

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

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

Filters

_ is a classified by Wallace as a salvation ritual whereas __ is classified as an ideological ritual