Chapter 2 – Indigenous Religions – Flashcards
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A bias against the study of indigenous religions up until the twentieth century was
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the assumption that they are not complex
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In the worldview of animism
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there are no clear boundaries between the natural and the supernatural
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To believe that nature is full of spirit implies that
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human beings must treat all things with care
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Sacred time is
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cyclical, returning to its origins for renewal
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Constructed sacred space
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is often in a symbolic shape such as a circle or square
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Indigenous religions
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make little distinction between a god and an ancestor
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Key events in the life cycle are
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marked with special rituals
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The Native American vision quest is an example of
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a rite of passage
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Taboos that have been broken are often mended through
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sacrifices
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The term medicine man refers to
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the shaman
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Navaho sand paintings are
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temporary creations in a ritual
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A place where one can sometimes escape punishment is
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a sanctuary
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A common symbol signifying the center of the universe in many indigenous religions is
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the sacred tree of life
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A human being who contacts and attempts to manipulate the power of spirits for the tribe or group is
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shaman
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A worldview common among indigenous religions that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits is
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animism
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In Hawaii, the goddess of fire, whose place of veneration in the volcano, is
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Pele
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The act of pouring a liquid as an offering to a god is a
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libation
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________ means organic, integrated; indication a complete system, greater than the sum of its parts; here, refers to a culture whose various elements may all have religious meaning
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Holistic
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_____ is an indigenous tradition in New Zealand
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Maori
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The _______ is a long-stemmed sacred pipe used primarily by many native peoples of North America; it is smoked as a token of peace
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calumet
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A foretelling of the future or a discovery of the unknown by magical means is a
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divination
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____ is a Hawaiian term meaning "taboo" or "forbidden."
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Kapu
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A _____ is a strong social prohibition
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taboo
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______ is a native tradition in Africa
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Yoruba
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_________ was a visionary of the Oglala Sioux who, in his dictated autobiography, claims that there is no strong distinction between the human and the animal worlds but rather a sense of kinship
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Black Elk
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The so-called Eskimo culture of Canada is the
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Inuit
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Literally "eye-movement," the traditional Hawaiian observance of the four-month winter period, which refers to the appearance of the movement of stars , is
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Makahiki
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The name given by the Koyukon people of the Arctic to the holy ancient past in which the gods lived and worked is
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distance time
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A _____ is an animal (or image of animals) that is considered to be related by blood to a family or clan and is its guardian or symbol
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totem
