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displacement
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The ability to use symbols to refer to things and activities that are remote from the user.
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arbitrary
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A feature of symbols, in which the symbol is not related to the thing it symbolizes.
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swastika
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A symbol formed by two lines crossing at right angles with their ends bent at right angles in a clockwise or counterclockwise position.
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pentagram
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A five sided figure, but generally meaning a five-pointed star (pentacle). Among the most widely used religious symbols.
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pentacle
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A five pointed star.
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cross
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An upright pole with a transverse piece in the middle or near the top. Used for execution by the Romans; now a symbol for the christian religion.
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acrostic
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A word that is derived from the first letter of a series of words.
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psychoduct
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A pipe or tube that connects a tomb to a temple through which the spirit of the deceased may travel into the temple.
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periodic ritual
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A ritual that is performed on a regular basis as part of a religious calendar.
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totem
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A symbol or emblem of a social unit.
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totemism
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A religious system that assigns different plant and animal species to specific social groups and postulates a relationship between the group and the species formed during the period of creation.
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syncretism
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A fusing of traits from two cltures to form something new and yet permitting the retention of the old by subsuming the old into a new form.
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idiophone
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A musical instrument that is struck, shaken, or rubbed, such as a rattle or bell.
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membranophone
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A musical instrument that incorporates a taut membrane or skin such as a drum.
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cordophone
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A musical instrument with taut strings that can be plucked or strummed, hit, or sawed, such as a harp or violin.
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aerophone
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A musical instrument in which air is blown across or into some type of passageway, such as a pipe; includes whistles and flutes.
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aerophone
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A musical instrument in which air is blown across or into some type of passageway, such as a pipe; includes whistles and flutes.
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kiva
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A ceremonial chamber, often built underground, that is found among Native American societies in the American Southwest.
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yin-yang
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According to Taoist belief, yin is the female element and yang is the male element in the universe.
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