Final (Religion - Ch. 13) Flashcards
1
Q
religion
A
a set of beliefs and behaviours that pertain to supernatural forces or beings which transcend the observable world
2
Q
what do anthropologists of religion study?
A
- worship/offerings
- rituals
- institutional religions
- new religions
- things that function like religion (secular)
3
Q
supernatural forces
A
disembodied powers that exist in the world
4
Q
rituals
A
- symbolic practice
- ordered and regularly repeated
5
Q
syncretism
A
bring old and new belief systems together in ways that make sense to people who are being forced to undergo a complete revision of their worldview
6
Q
rites of passage
A
rituals that mark the passage of a person through the life cycle
