ANTH 1150 Study Guide - Conflict Resolution, Sustainable Development, Ethnomedicine
1 Nov 2012
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Religion & expressive culture (h&j ch 16, s&m ch 29: key terms. Animism belief that physical beings share the earth with invisible beings that are their double (soul) Animatism belief in a diffuse power that humans can control in certain conditions. Rite of passage marks the end of a stage for individual or group. Liminality time during rite when initiate is cut off from regular social contacts, normal life is thrown around. Rites of solidarity reaffirm the power of the group. Ecclesiatical cults have a class of priesthood that gets organized into a centralized authority. Revitalization movements organized movements that seek to construct a more satisfying cultural life. Religion beliefs and actions that are based on the assumption that the world is under the control of supernatural forces which humans must appease. Cross cultural definition not always a supreme deity. Used as an explanation for nature, death, etc.
