Chapter 10 Flashcards
Key Metaphors
Symbolic representation that is widely understood within a culture and central to that culture’s world view
Magic
Set of beliefs and practices designed to control the visible or invisible world for specific purpose
Metaphor (4)
Form of thought and language that asserts a meaningful link between 2 expressions from different semantic domains
Key
Societal
Organic
Technological
Metaphorical Entailments
All the attributes of a metaphorical predicate that relate it to the metaphorical subject
Metaphorical Predicate
The second part of a metaphor
Metaphorical Subject
The first part of a metaphor, which indicates the domain of experience that needs to be clarified
Metonymy
The culturally defined relationship of the parts of a semantic domain to the domain as a whole and of the whole to it’s parts
the relationship that links all of the parts of a semantic domain to one another
Nativism
An attempt to return to traditional customs
Oracles
Invisible forces to which people address questions and whose responses they believe to be truthful
Organic Metaphor
Key metaphor that predicts lies in the image of a living body
Religion
“Ideas and practices that postulate reality beyond that which is immediately available to the senses”
Revitalization
Conscious, deliberate, and organized attempt by some members of a society to create a more satisfying culture in a time of crisis
Secularism
The separation of religion and state
Social Metaphor
A key metaphor whose predicate lies in the social order
Syncretism
The synthesis of old religious practices introduced from outside, often by force
Technological Metaphor
Key metaphor whose predicate lies in objects made by human beings
Transculturation
Cultural change resulting from contact between different cultures
Witchcraft
The practice of magic
Worldview
An encompassing picture of reality created by members of a society
Exoration
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Sacrifice
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Meditation
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Taboo
a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing
Mana
Idea superhuman power lies inside certain objects or people and can be transferred from one another
Prayer
a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship
Exhoration
an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
