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Flashcards in Chp. 1+2 Deck (25)
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Rituals…

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Give life meaning

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Totem

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Natural object that:

Connects an individual to an ancestor

Is how the ancestor was during the dreaming.

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Initiation…. Does two things

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Awakens teens to their spiritual identities

Allows them to connect to their totemic ancestors

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Purpose of Yoruba religion (2 things)

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Balance heaven and earth divide

Guard against sorcerers and witches

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Yoruba supreme god?

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Olorun

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What are Orishas ( and how are they diff from Olorun, the supreme Yoruba god)

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The hundreds of other deities the Yoruba people worship with shrines and rituals since Olorun is not involved in human affairs and therefore has no shrines or rituals

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Who is a Yoruba trickster figure?

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Esu

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What is a trickster figure?

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Supernatural being that disturbs the normal course of life

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Diviner

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Yoruba priest that helps people learn their future

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Lakota supreme being

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Wakan tanka

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Who is Lakota trickster figure and what did he do

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Inktomi

Taught the people their ways and customs

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How many deities does the Wakan tanka represent?

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16 (4 a’s, 4x4)

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What do Lakota beeline happens upon death

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4 souls depart

1 judged
3 go into new bodies ( unborn)

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Vision quest

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Ritual used for spiritual welfare, hunting, or healing

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When is sun dance performed (2 answers )

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Before big buffalo hunt

Celebrate new year

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What does the tree serve as in sun dance

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Axis Munda

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What is axis Mundi

What is the Aztec axis Mundi

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Center point of world or universe or self

4 quadrants away from it

Aztec axis Mundi is the serpent temple

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Yoruba lived in

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Nigeria Togo Benin

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Aztecs lived in

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Mexico. Costa Rica. Honduras. Nicaragua.

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Who ordered the Aztec world

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Quetzalcoatl

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Describe the Aztec coordinate plane

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Origin of the Aztec coordinate plane is the Aztec axis Mundi, aka the serpent temple

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What is the time period the Aztecs think we are in and how do we keep it

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Age of the fifth sun

Human sacrifice

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What could Aztecs do instead of sacrifice themselves in order to gain spiritual approval?

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Language mastery ( liked wit

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Mysticism

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Belief that knowledge of spiritual truth can be achieved by prayer, meditation, self contemplation, etc

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Taboo

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Certain spiritual rituals and practices are only reserved for certain people