Religion Magic And Worldview

Question 0

Supernatural

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The realm beyond peoples normal experience. Different definition for different cultures

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Religion

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The cultural knowledge of the supernatural that people use to cope with the ultimate problems of human existence

Question 2

Ultimate problems

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Include life’s meaning, death, evil and transcendent values

Question 3

Transcendent values

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Values that override peoples individual goals and desires

Question 4

Personified supernatural force

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Power that resides in supernatural beings, such as deities ghosts and other spirits

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Impersonal supernatural force

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AKA mana; a force that is free floating and capable of inhabiting many different things

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Magic

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The strategies used by people to control supernatural force for desires ends

Question 7

Sorcery

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The malevolent use of magic

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Witchcraft

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The belief that some people possess, often without knowing it, malevolent supernatural power in themselves that can hurt others

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Prayer

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A petition directed at a supernatural being

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Sacrifice

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The act of giving something up to influence supernatural beings

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Spirit possession

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Occurs when a supernatural being enters an individual and controls that persons behavior. Onlookers can then communicate with the spirit

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Divination

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The use of supernatural force associated with selected material objects to learn answers to particular questions

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Religious specialists

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Individuals with special knowledge of the supernatural who often conduct or preside over ritual

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Shamans

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Religious specialists who are believed to control supernatural power. Often associated with curing through the use of magic

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Priests

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Religious specialists who mediate between people and the supernatural. Often preside over community ritual and are associated with more organized religions

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Worldview

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The way people characteristically look upon the universe

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Cosmology

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The cultural views about the nature of the world

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Mythology

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The cultural views about how the world came to be the way it is

Question 19

Revitalization movements

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Deliberate organized conscious efforts by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture