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33 Cards in this Set
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Mara'akame
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leader; indian priest
has access to gods in Wirikuta |
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peyoteros
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the pilgrimagers who go on the trip
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Wirikuta
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high desert in MX where the Indians get peyote; its like their Eden; all distinctions disappear
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Communitas
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everyone is equal, the ultimate bonding, the fulfillment of the worldview
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premero
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first time traveler
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Netewari
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grandfather; ones body who we want to become
there is a lot of respect for elders |
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Tatewari
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god of fire
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Tayaupa
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the sun god
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Tuki
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place of worship
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Kauyunari
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sacred deer god
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Meaning of Religion
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1. it is about what gives life meaning
2. a matter of becoming how we are designed to be, given the way things are. |
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structure
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the roles; classification/categorization; hierarchy
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anti-structure
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communitas; everyone bonds and distinction disappears; oneness is achieved
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Who is Lucia?
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she was a slut but doesnt want to admit it and it defied the ethos of the community
-everyone is fair game for the punishment |
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idea of reversals
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at a certain part of the peyote hunt, people/things get a new name, its reversed. They shoot cacti with an arrow, deer is called maize, etc.
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symbols that connect the huichols to the past, present and future?
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-deer, maize, and peyote
-they are all one because they are dependent |
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uroboric incest
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danger of putting too much emphasis on returning to the womb (never return to a pearl)
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deer
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past
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maize
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cultivator present
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peyote
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future which is the return to the past
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sacred and mundane
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no separation; everything is sacred
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Festa
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Italian Harlems annual July celebration for the Madonna
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Domus
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attachment to a geographical place; certain rules are applied; rules need to be respected
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Popular religion
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not so much about living it, more about mundane
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Devotionalism
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physical prayer, you can touch it; communal activity of people going to the Madonna and using it to heal your worries
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comari and compari
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nonblood members of the domus
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pranzi
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big meals cooked in the homes for after the festa
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i prominenti
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members of the east harlem and new york elite who marched in the front of the procession
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abitini
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special robes that were worn
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the world of la miseria
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southern italy where people migrated from
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fusions of horizons (Gadamer)
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2 worldviews coming together
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rispetto
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respect
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vergogna
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shame
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