REL animism

Anima mean what in latin

Breath or Spirit

What do animist believe

that the world is filled with spiritual powers which control people and events

The formal world religions do not have animistic beliefs

False

In animistic religions, what is the most powerful god, who is distant and unapproachable, called?

god

Many spirits in animism are considered to be recently-died what/whom

recently departed ancestors

Do most animistic religions focus on the here-and-now, or on the future and eternity

here and now

Historically, a pagan is a non-religious person

false

What is the term for when animistic practices are adapted into formal world religions

folk religion

By the mid-twentieth century, most Native Americans professed to be what religion

christian

One of the key spirits in Native American Religion is Mother _________

mother earth

What is the term for behavioral requirements or prohibitions—actions which should or should  not be done—that would upset the balance of nature, bring negative magical power into   individuals, or offend the spirits

Taboos

Do Native American religions usually have full-time priests or other professional religious  leaders

not often

What is the best-known Native American ritual common for young men (and occasionally young women) as part of their entrance into adulthood?

vision quest

The Vision Quest typically involves what two requirements

isolation and fasting

The aim of the vision quest is to receive a vision of what

and animal (tribal totem)

To help humans become more open to the spirit world, most Native American group ceremonies involve what two activities

dancing and drumming

What is a totem

an object likeness of an animal which is connected to the tribe

What is the largest religious “family” to practice animism

African Traditional Religions

Because of modernization, by the end of the twentieth century most African traditional religions had disappeared

False

Today, most Africans claim to be from what two religions

christian or muslim

What is the term for “in name only”

nominalism

What is the term for blending of beliefs and practices from two different religions

syncretism

African traditional religions are primarily concerned with making “practical use” of what?

spirit worlds power

If one believes in a creator god who is distant from or disinterested in the people he made, this belief is called what?

Deism

What phrase do anthropologists use to refer to the way Africans view their ancestors

the living dead

What condition—a kind of “sign”—is often attributed to an ancestral spirit in danger of being forgotten

illness

What kinds of sacrifices may be offered as a gift to spirits

food, milk, beer, animal blood

What is the term for a ritual which is used to determine which spirit is causing a difficulty

divination

What is the term for a person called upon to place curses on people or tribes

sorcerer

What are ancestral spirits “tied to”

tribe locality