Exam 4: Ritual

Rituals that mark an individual's changing statuses as he or she moves through life's various stages are called:

When an Inuit hunter kills a seal,fresh water is placed in the mouth of the seal.This is an example of a:

Jewish food prohibitions are:

A periodic ritual is one that is:

A technological ritual is one that is involved with:

A characteristic of the state of liminality is:

The anthropological study of medicinal plants is part of:

Sand paintings are an important element in Navaho therapy rituals.

Liminality refers to a set of features that characterize a person in which phase of a rite of passage:

Infibulation means:

Exorcism is used primarily for the cure of witchcraft.

Bar mitzvahs and quinceañeras are examples of social rites of intensification.

Examples of prescribed,periodic rituals include all of the following except:

The Navaho "Blessing Way" is performed,in part,to reestablish harmony with the universe so that an ill person might be cured of the illness.This is an example of a(n):

In the Zulu male puberty ceremony the boy is taken to the river and bathed.His old cloths are destroyed and he puts on new clothes and is presented to the community.This phase of a rite of passage is known as separation.

Navaho healing rituals commonly include:

Religiously based causes of illness include:

The Soyal Ceremony of the Hopi of Arizona begins on the winter solstice and marks the beginning of the Hopi ceremonial cycle.This ceremony is:

Many societies have prohibitions against eating particular foods.An example would be kashrut,the Jewish laws regarding what foods can and cannot be eaten and how they must be prepared.

The hajj is a pilgrimage that is a central part of the Islamic religion.