Animism Cards

What is Animism?

Physical entities possessing a spiritual essence

What are Entheogens?

Drug shamans used for religious or ritual purposes

What does Koyanquasti mean?

Life out of balance

What is a Shaman?

Communicator with spirits to create magic

What is Syncretism?

Blending of beliefs

What are totems (talisman)

Sacred Items

Describe the four part approach taught by Prothero

Prothero’s approach was help explain/rationalize the world to ourselves.

PROBLEM: Sin/Suffering

SOLUTION: Religious Goal → Salvation

TECHNIQUE: Faith and good works (how we work towards solution)

EXEMPLAR: Saints in roman Catholicism (examples of gods)

What are the 7 dimensions of a religion?

EXPERIENTIAL: Experiences of something “greater” (Ex: Deja vu)

INSTITUTIONAL: Gather in sacred places at sacred times (Ex: Church)

NARRATIVE: Tell stories about bigger life questions (Ex: Creation Stories)

DOCTRINAL: Belief in god, gods, the divine, and/or supernatural (Ex: Believing in what scriptures tell us about god)

RITUAL: Religion that performs certain ritual practices (Ex: Baptism)

ETHICAL: Religion that instructs human beings how to treat one another (Ex: 10 Commandments)

MATERIAL: Religion that creates and sees certain objects or places as sacred (Ex: Churches, Statues)

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Why did Paleolithic humans draw pictures of part/human part/animal figures?

To illustrate the special bond between animals and humans

Why did Paleolithic humans create statues of female figures?

They could represent fertility symbols

What is koyaanisqatsi?

Life out of balance