Anthropology Ch. 6
True
A deity might communicate to a community through a prophet.
Priest
A full-time religious specialist, who is associated with a formalized religious institution, is a:
True
A shaman is more likely to have a direct experience with a supernatural being than is a priest.
Diviner
A specialist who uses techniques to obtain information about things that are not normally knowable is a:
Prophet
A(n) _________ is a mouthpiece of the gods.
enters a trance and speaks with the voice of a god.
According to the article, "The Woman Who Didn't Become a Shaman," a Taiwanese shaman, or tang-ki:
priests obtain supernatural power from a spirit familiar
All of the following are true about priests except:
Priest
Associated with temples, shrines, or churches in institutionalized religions
Prophet
Brings important messages from the supernatural world that can lead to new religious movements
Pentacostal Healer
Channels "the holy spirit" for healing rituals
Yuta, Okinawan Shaman
Communicates with the ancestors and kami for people of her village
Kaminchu, Okinawan
Embodies the supernatural being associated with their clan
Priest
Expected to represent the moral ideals of the community
Prophets
Handsome Lake and Ngundeng were:
Yakut Shaman
Has two familiar spirits, including an animal living in another village
Handsome Lake, Seneca (prophet)
His revelations became the foundation for the Longhouse religion
animal sacrifices were made, offerings were made to the ancestors, and the family came together for a feast
In The Split Horn, in order to return family members (father & mother) to health and happiness:
she frequently spoke about herself as "Mrs. Chen."
In the article, "The Woman Who Didn't Become a Shaman," evidence that suggested that Mrs. Chen was a shaman included all EXCEPT:
Shaman
Makes direct contact with the supernatural world
individual self-help rituals
Neoshamanism describes practices that adapt some elements of traditional shamanism, but tend to be focused on:
Shaman
Often is aided by a familiar spirit
are always women from specific clans
Okinawan priests:
(A) priestess; (B) shaman
Okinawan religious practices feature two types of religious specialist, the kaminchu who is a (A)____________ and the yuta who is a (B)_____________:
hand held drums
One characteristic of Siberian Shamanism is the use of:
True
Pentecostal preachers resemble shamans in that they will enter altered states of consciousness to contact the supernatural, in this case God, as a part of a healing ritual.
Roman Catholic Priest
Performs social rites of intensification under the authority of the Pope
Wovoka (Paiute)
Received a prophetic message that led to a revitalized Ghost Dance
- sending their souls to recapture the lost soul of the patient - removing spirits and objects from within the body of the patient - allowing a deity to possess their body ALL OF THE ABOVE
Shamans are able to cure illness by:
True
Shamans are frequently individuals who are driven to become shamans because of illness including mental illness.
False
Shamans can only be found in small-scale societies
provides a path for a shaman to travel between the human world and the supernatural worlds
The Axis Mundi
secure the soul to the body
The Hmong tradition of tying strings around the wrists is done to:
large, technologically advanced societies
The development of full-time religious specialists is associated with:
Priest
Typically found in societies with high levels of occupational specialization
Hmong Shaman
Used seeds to represent souls in a divination ritual
Billy Yellow, Navaho
Uses sandpaintings in a healing ritual
the power of a shaman is determined by his or her personal ability to contact the supernatural
Which of the following features characterizes a shaman?
he makes direct contact with the supernatural world to carry out his religious duties
The religious specialist in the video, The Split Horn, is considered a shaman because:
Siberia
The term "shaman" comes from the Tungus language of:
Hmong Shaman
Traveled in a trance state to the supernatural world to retrieve his own soul
