Anthropology Final

Which of the following would NOT be associated with food oases?

discount supermarkets

Which term refers to foods that are considered culturally appropriate?

food prescriptions

Which term refers to foods that are prohibited?

food proscriptions

Which of the following is being performed when an individual compels the gods to act on his or her behalf?

magic

For the Wari', consuming the flesh of the deceased was considered the ultimate act of respect. Once eaten, the deceased could transform from humans into spirits and eventually return as prey animals to provide food for the living. According to anthropologist Conklin, this is an example of what?

mutualism

What term refers to foods associated with life stages and rituals specific to a certain gender?

Gendered foods

Which individual could be described as a priest?

a full-time practitioner of a state religion

What is meant by the term monotheistic religion?

a religion that recognizes only a single named god or goddess

Which description BEST defines the term foodways?

a society's collection, production, and consumption of food

Most anthropologists believe religion to be __________.

adaptive

When people are said to be anthropomorphizing the gods, they are __________.

attributing human motivations and characteristics to them

According to scholar Malidoma Somé, what is the correct order in the performance of a ritual?

opening, invocation, dialogue, repetition, and closure

Shamans are usually __________ and __________.

part-time; male

Full-time religious specialists who serve in an official capacity as the custodians of sacred knowledge are __________.

priests and priestesses

Which of the following is an example of a food artifact?

tools used in food processing shell middens butchered animal bones

Which description BEST defines cultural heritage?

traditions passed down through generations and utilized in defining group identity

Beliefs about what is, or is not, a supernatural occurrence __________.

vary within a society over time

Which statement is NOT true of food deserts?

The term refers to areas of the world in which it is impossible to practice agriculture due to limited rainfall

What characteristic do ghosts and ancestor spirits share?

They are both of human origin.

Which statement is NOT true about local food movements?

They have been successfully challenged in court.