Question 1

Pilgrimage is an important part of many religious traditions.Why do you think pilgrimage is used as a fundamental way to practice religion?

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Question 2

Identify and explain the functions of religious specialists from culture to culture.

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Question 3

Define and explain the role of a priest or priestess in religion and how he/she is different from or similar to a shaman.

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Question 4

Consider each of the three major types of ritual,and give examples of how these are practiced in the United States.

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Question 5

Bronislaw Malinowski,in his classic essay,"Magic,Science and Religion," claimed that each of magic,science,and religion were each a viable mode of cognition and that most societies exhibit all of them in variable proportions.In what ways does magical thinking persist in contemporary North America?

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Question 6

Why do some cultures have shamans? How does one become a shaman? How can the widespread occurrence of shamanism be explained?

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Question 7

What is the role of ritual in religious belief systems?

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Question 8

Eighty-four percent of the world's population identities itself as religious and/or spiritual.Why do you think this percentage is so high? Why is religion so important to people?

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Question 9

Discuss the importance of the Shamanic Complex.How does community contribute to illness and healing? What is the social role of healing outside of the patient and the healer,whether it be a Western doctor or shaman?

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Question 10

Explain the function of religion in society from an anthropological perspective.

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Question 11

Mark Juergensmeyer,in his book called The New Cold War? Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State,argues that so-called "fundamentalist" religious movements in various parts of the world present a serious and persisting challenge to the Western notion of separation of church and state.How can we account for the many religious revitalizations linked to political movements happening today worldwide?

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Question 12

Discuss the role of ancestral spirits in the patrilineal society of traditional China.What aspects of this type of religious practice can you find in other societies? Can you make any associations with your own society?

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Question 13

Discuss the role of religion in cultural change,paying particular attention to the role of globalization.

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Question 14

What is the effect of religion today on global capitalism?

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Question 15

Explain the function of sacred places in religion.Use specific examples to illustrate your answer.

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Question 16

How does a society's worldview shape its experience of reality?

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Question 17

Describe the role of religion in culture stability and culture change.Use current examples to show how religion can be a force for conservatism as well as for change.

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Quiz 23: Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism