Anthro 5

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worldview

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the particular way in which a society constructs the ideas of space, time, social relationship, and the meaning of life

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religion

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attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to supernatural powers

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animism

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religions based on the belief in the existence of such souls or human beings

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ancestor cult

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system in which the ancestors are believed to maintain a strong interest in the lives of their descendants and are believed to act to maintain social order by sending sickness or misfortune when rules by which people are supposed to live are violated

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gods

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sentient and personified forces that are less local and more powerful

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polytheistic religions

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traditions in which there are many gods

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mana

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a concentrated animatistic force in objects or people that does not come from gods or souls

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oracle

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an invisible force capable of understanding questions addressed to it in human language and willing to respond truthfully using symbolic means that human beings with proper cultural knowledge can interpret

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dogma/orthodoxy

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when the truth contained may not be questioned

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myths

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stories whose truth seems self evident because they do such a good job of integrating personal experiences with a wider set of assumptions about the way that society or the world in general must operate

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origin myths

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myths that can explain the creation of the world or of particular features of the landscape or of human beings

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ritual

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certain repetitive social practices, many of which have nothing to do with religion. composed of a sequence of symbolic activities, set off from the social routines of everyday life, recognizable by members of the society as a ritual, and closely connected to a specific set of ideas that are often encoded in myth

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religious rituals

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regularly involve attempts to influence or gain the sympathy of a particular personified cosmic being

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prayer

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addressing personified forces in human speech, often out loud, while holding the body in a conventional posture of respect

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sacrifice

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offering something of value to the invisible forces or other agents

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congregation

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processions, meetings, or convocations where members of a religious tradition come together

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orthopraxy

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when a religious tradition aims to ritualize virtually every walking act that adherents perform

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rite of passage

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when one or more members of a society are ritually transformed from one kind of social person into another

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liminal period

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an intermediate phase or condition

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communitas

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an unstructured or minimally structured community of equal individuals

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magic

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ritual practices that do not have technically or scientifically apparent effects but are believed by the actors to have an influence on the outcome of practical matters

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witchcraft

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the performance of evil by human beings believed to posess an innate, nonhuman "witchcraft substance" that can be activated without the individual's awareness

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shamans

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part time religious specialists commonly found in small scale egalitarian societies

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preists

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people skilled in the practice of religious rituals, which are carried out for the benefit of the group or individuals within the group. usually full time, formally trained specialists.

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conversion

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individuals or groups in question will adopt an entirely new worldview, frequently in a religious system

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syncretism

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process of creative synthesis of old religious practices and new ones introduced from the outside, often by force

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revitalization

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a deliberate, organized attempt by some members of a society to create a more satisfying culture

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art

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sculpture, drawing, painting, dance, theater, music, litature

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aesthetic

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theories about the nature and value of art

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art by intention

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objects that were made to be art, such as impressionist paintings

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art by appropriation

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consists of all the other objects that become art because at a certain moment certain people decided that they belonged to the category of art

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art world

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set of people and institutions concerned with defining and maintaining art in one form or another

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ethnomusicology

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the study of musics of the world, particularly the relationship of music to society and cultural ideas and practices