Article, "Religious perspectives in Anthropology" Flashcards
What is weltanschaung?
the corpus of beliefs about the life
and environment in which members of a society find
themselves.
Why does Lee say that material culture is never purely material?
we find communion
with the unperceivable and unknowable in nature, with an ultimate reality
Where are the Baiga people from?
India
What is the difference between animal-ism and mysticism?
The sacred and the power of the sacred lies in nature (Pagan) vs belief that union with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or the spiritual apprehension of knowledge inaccessible to the intellect, may be attained through contemplation and self-surrender.
Explain how the Maya connect the supernatural to growing corn
It is also a way of worshipping the gods.
Before a man plants, he builds an altar in the field
and prays there. He must not speak boisterously in
the cornfield; it is a sort of temple.
Where are the wintu people from?
California
Explain how Navaho sand paintings are connected to the world of the sacred
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Explain how the hopi salt journey is connected to the supernatural
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for an Australian aboriginal why is being placed in jail such a terrifying punishment?
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