Final Exam Chapters Flashcards
Religion
an organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere or the supernatural and associated ceremonial practices
Spirituality
Concern with the scared, as distinguished from material matters
Animism
belief that nature is animated by personalized spirit beings
Animatism
belief that nature is enlivened by an impersonal spriritual power or supernatural potency
Shaman
A person who enters an altered state of consciousness to contact hidden reality to acquire knowledge, power, and to help others
Rite of Passage
A ritual that marks an important stage in and individual’s life cycle, such as birth, marriage, and death
Separation
Ritual removal of individual from society
Transition
Isolation of individual after separation and before incorporation
Incorporation
Reincorporation of individual into society in his new status
Rite of intensification
A ritual that takes place during a crisis in the life of the group and serves to bind individuals together
Imitative magic
Magic based on the principle that like produces like
Contagious magic
Magic based on the principle that things or person once in contact can influence each other after contact
Divination
A magical procedure or spiritual ritual designed to find out about what is not knowable by ordinary means e.g. interpreting omens
Age grade
An organized category of people based on age
Age set
A formally established group of people born during a certain time span who move through the series of age-grade categories together
