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Magic |
A ritual practice believed to compell the supernatural to act in a desired way. |
A "supplement" to science. |
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Who was Frazer? |
Frazer came up with imitative magic and contagious magic. |
Affect resembles cause. |
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What does magic do? |
It's an attempt to control or manipulate the supernatural. |
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Magic is? |
Proactive |
You do something |
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Like to like in magic? |
Things in contact then once separated is still relevant |
Voodoo Dollar,Stepping on crack and breaking mothers back. |
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Contagious Magic |
Magic that attempts to affect a person through something once connected with him or her. |
A shirt once worn by the person or a footprint left in the sand. |
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Immitative Magic |
Magic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event. |
Stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her. |
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Animism |
The belief in souls (humans,animals,inanimate objects have souls) (Often conceived as mirror reality) |
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Example of Animism |
The Kaluli of Papua New Guinea (They believe that there is a spirit world that mirrors this world that cannot be directly perceived) |
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Animatism |
Electricity (power) Does not have a personality it's more like a force |
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Animatism Example |
Mana, Karma Navajo Religion is another example cuz sickness can be caused you ate from a field struck by lightning because of the lightings supernatural power. |
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Totemism/ Ancestor Worship |
Religion based on kinship (relatives) |
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Example of Totemism/Ancestor Worship |
Animal,Plant, Object or Cultural hero is seen to be the Ancestor of the Kim group. (Getting help from them means they will be successful in life. They have great impact on crops,fertility,and good wealth) Ex) Crocodile Totem Group |
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Polytheism |
Belief in many gods. Occurs in societies with job specialisation cuz there can be a God of hunting or god of war. So these gods can be seen in agricultural societies. |
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Example of Polytheism |
Hinduism,West Africa |
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Monotheism |
Belief in single god (Post-Agricultural) |
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Example of Monotheism |
Monk,Priest |
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