Week 13

Question 1

Religion

Answer 1

consists of many rituals or practices where people try to take advantage of supernatural beings or powers and the point is to make uncertain things in life certain

Question 2

Animism

Answer 2

The belief that all living and nonliving things have spiritual essence

Question 3

Polytheism

Answer 3

The belief in many gods

Question 4

Monotheism

Answer 4

The belief in one god

Question 5

Ritual

Answer 5

An inherently symbolic series of actions based on tradition

Question 6

Magic

Answer 6

Beliefs and actions that are intended to control the visible and invisible world for specific reasons

Question 7

Imitative Magic

Answer 7

When people imitate an action in hopes of producing it. Ex: Voodoo Doll

Question 8

Contagious Magic

Answer 8

Magic based on the idea that once two things are conjoined they will continue to influence each other when separated. Ex: Physical link of magic to person like hair or clothes

Question 9

Cult

Answer 9

A group that is defined by their religion, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, along with a personality, object, or goal.