Ritual And Religion Flashcards
Culture
Learned patterns of thought and behavior characteristic of a particular social group
Clan
A kinship group whose members assume, but need not demonstrate, descent from a common ancestor
Ethnocentrism
The assumption that ones own groups lifestyle, values, and patterns of adaptation are superior to all others
Ritual
A set of acts, usually involving religion or magic, following a sequence established by tradition
Autonomy
Independence; being self governing, self directed
Sacred
A descriptive term for something worthy of religious respect or veneration
Secular
A descriptive term that is explicitly not related to religion or religious beliefs
Atoll
A string of small coral islands that seals off or partially encloses a lagoon
Beer-drink
A communal beer drinking on occasion amount the Xhosa of southern Africa
Toddy
A generic name for alcoholic drinks traditional,y made from fermented palm or coconut shoot sap
Xhosa
A South African cultural group belonging to the Bantu language family. The Xhosa were traditionally farmers in the regional division of labor
Behavioral ecology
An ecological and evolutionary approach to understand animal behavior in terms of how animal behavior contributes to an animals or species survival/evolutionary fitness
Commune
A general term describing a cooperative community whose members collectively share property, labor, and income
Intragroup solidarity
A measure of in-group social cohesion
Kibbutz
A collective settlement owned and operated by members who eschew private property in service to the well-being and sustainability of the community itself. While they may not earn money for their work, members typically received housing, clothing, educational, opportunities, food and medical services.
