Religion - module 13

Question 1

priest

Answer 1

full time religious specialist channeling message beliefs to the people only (1 way communication)

Question 2

shaman

Answer 2

A part time religious practitioner with special abilities to connect individuals with supernatural powers. (2 way communication)

Question 3

saint

Answer 3

an individual who is considered exceptionally close to God and is exalted after death Ex: mother Theresa roman catholic nun who worked with the poor declared saint in 2016 and attributed 2 miracles of healing

Question 4

pilgrim

Answer 4

A person who goes on a journey to a religiously sacred place

Question 5

martyr

Answer 5

a person who sacrifices his or her. Life for the sake of religion Ex: Jesus, Joan of Arc (burned at the stake)

Question 6

witchcraft

Answer 6

misfortune caused by witches the source of unfortunate events

Question 7

magic

Answer 7

incantations and spells by trained witch doctors.

Question 8

contagious magic

Answer 8

ritual words or performances made to work by magical

Question 9

poison oracle

Answer 9

used for serious offenses when someone dies and poison is given to chicken and if the animal dies of the poison vs if they survive interpret the meaning by the witch doctor.

Question 10

ritual

Answer 10

repeated actions that embody beliefs and create a sense of belonging- elements such as prayer, food, dance, singing, performance, reading/reciting

Question 11

anomie

Answer 11

an alienation that individuals experience due to physical dislocation and disruption of social networks and values (esp brought on by industrial revolution); isolation. Durkheim

Question 12

rite of passage

Answer 12

a ritual that marks a change of status between life stages. Ex: barmitzfa, quincenerias, communion ceremonies

Question 13

sacred

Answer 13

anything that is considered holy

Question 14

profane

Answer 14

anything that is considered not holy (everyday things)

Question 15

separation

Answer 15

outside of daily life- Turner (religion as drama in 3 parts)

Question 16

liminality

Answer 16

through the service feel very connected and enlightened- Turner (religion as drama in 3 parts)

Question 17

reaggregation

Answer 17

reintegration/ return to daily life- Turner (religion as drama in 3 parts)

Question 18

authorizing process

Answer 18

Asad, how religion is a system of power, how symbols gain their meanings, and relation of religion to politics- what do the symbols mean how do they work

Question 19

Durkheim

Answer 19

Durkheim - Ritual, Sacred & Profane - religion as social glue (against anomie)

Question 20

Marx

Answer 20

Economic base is key; religion helps dull the pain of everyday life

Question 21

Weber

Answer 21

Religion helps shape the economy (ideas of hard work) institutional aspect of religion & modern life

Question 22

Van Gennep

Answer 22

Rites of Passage

Question 23

Turner

Answer 23

separation, liminality, reincorporation- being part of a ritual to escape and then return enlightened

Question 24

Geertz

Answer 24

symbolism - religion as a system of ideas around powerful symbols that hold meaning and bring people together

Question 25

Asad

Answer 25

“authorizing process” - look at how religion is a system of power, how symbols gain their meanings, and relation of religion to politics- what do the symbols mean how do they work

Question 26

religion

Answer 26

the anthropological definition and how it differs from a theological one