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Revitalization movement |
A reaction to a culture being dominated, may be religious or secular |
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Why are revitalization movements formed? |
To bring about change in a society that is perceived as being more bearable and satisfactory to those under pressure. |
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What might revitalization movements result in? |
New religion |
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What types of situations can lead to revitalization movements? |
Stressful & traumatic |
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What are 5 situations that can lead to a revitalization movement? |
1) Political and economic marginalization 2) Economic deprivation & poverty 3) Malnutrition and high levels of chronic or epidemic diseases 4) Discrimination 5) The values of the communities are being threatened |
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How does a revitalization movement begin? |
By an individual or small group constructs a new, Utopian image of society and establishes a model of this image. |
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What must happen for a movement to be considered stable? |
The philosophy and rules become set and it sets itself off from the main society. |
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Under what circumstances do nativistic movements occur? |
In societies where the cultural change gap between the dominant and subordinate culture is vast. |
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What is the purpose of a revivalistic movement? |
To revive what is often perceived as a past golden age. |
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What do ancient customs symbolize in a revivalistic movement? |
The noble features and legitimacy of the repressed culture.
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What are millenarian movements based on? |
A vision of change through an apocalyptic transformation |
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What is the core of messianic movements? |
The belief that a divine savior in human form will bring about the solution to the problems that exist within the society. |
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What does the term "cargo" mean in the pidgin English spoken in New Guinea and the Islands of Melanesia? |
"trade goods" |
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What did cargo cults want to know? |
How Europeans controlled the cargo. |
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What were two devastating announcements made by prophets regarding what must happen for them to receive the cargo? |
That the cargo would not appear until the people destroyed their traditional sacred objects (or exposed them to those not supposed to see them); That they would not get the goods as long as people had adequate food. |
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What is a modern example of a cargo cult? |
The John Frum Cult |
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Why did many new religious movements emerge in the U.S. in the early 19th century? |
It was a time of stress and crisis for a country that was heading into a Civil War. |
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What phenomenon happened when the Christian church split into many sects? |
Choice fatigue |
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What did choice fatigue lead to? |
Many revivalistic movements. |
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What are three revitalization movements that occurred in the U.S. during the early 19th century? |
* The Shakers * The Seventh Day Adventists * The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) |
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What revitalization movement that began in the U.S. during the early 19th century now is the "fastest-growing faith group in U.S. history"? |
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day saints |
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Who founded the LDS church, and how old was he when he received his first vision?
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Joseph Smith, 14 |
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How did the Book of Mormon differ from other sacred texts? |
It supplemented the Christian Bible, not replaced it. |
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How did LDS members get the name "Mormons"? |
From the ancient prophet Mormon who complied the records found in their Book. |
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What brought on a crisis in the LDS church, and how was it resolved? |
The death of Joseph Smith; by a vision declaring a new leader, Brigham Young |
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What beliefs do the LDS share with those of evangelical Christianity? |
* the literal truthfulness of the Bible * atonement * resurrection * tithing |
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In what ways do the beliefs of the LDS vary from other Christians? |
* good works & faith are required for salvation * the deity is Trinitarian; God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are seen as 3 separate entities |
