Archives

In the story of Snow White, the queen’s looking glass is an example of: a. magic b. divination c. witchcraft d. a worldview In the Navaho Creation Story, the Holy People appeared and explained that they wanted to create people: […]

Like Zande witches, Navaho witches are born with a physical substance within their bodies that are responsible for their witchcraft. Much of the popular Christian beliefs about angels comes not from the Bible, but from other Church writings. Answer: T […]

Magic refers to the: a. belief in a generalized supernatural power b. belief in an ancestor that has been transformed into a god c. use of ritual to cause injury or death d. use of ritual to control events through […]

The survival of culture traits often occurs when they are fused together with new, introduced traits. Thus a contemporary Australian aborigine band will preserve their traditional songs and instruments by creating music that incorporates elements from the dominant culture, such […]

A periodic ritual is one that is: a. performed because of the will or desire of a deity b. associated with critical events in the life of an individual c. celebrated on a ritual calendar d. involved with an altered […]

In Vodou, the term lwa refers to: a. places of worship that are sacred to particular spirits b. animals that are sacrifices to particular spirits c. spirit beings d. drums and musical idioms A prescriptive ritual that one that is: […]

Among the Yanomam, hallucinogenic snuff is taken by shamans in order to: a. divine the future b. locate the location of animals c. entice spirits into the body d. feed the gods In the Huichol ritual an altered state of […]

The Wogeo of New Guinea believe that Wogeo traditions are the only valid traditions in the world and that Wogeo speech is uniquely pure. They refuse to speak the languages of the communities with which they trade because their neighbors […]

A student picks up a coin from the sidewalk and puts it in her pocket. Later that day she takes an exam on which she scores an A. She then carries her “lucky coin” to her next exam. This is […]

In an analytic definition of religion, the study of the organization and leadership of a religious system represents the: a. social dimension b. ritual dimension c. institutional dimension d. narrative dimension All of the following are true about priests except: […]

The goddess Ishtar was found in: a. Mesopotamia b. Egypt c. Greece d. India An anthropologist visits a remote tribal community and finds that they are wearing tennis shoes and using canned goods even though much of their original way […]