Question 1

The textbook argues that anthropology has paid little attention to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  religion 
B)  globalization 
C)  internal diversity 
D)  legal systems 
A)  religion 
B)  globalization 
C)  internal diversity 
D)  legal systems A

Question 2

The textbook argues which of the following about multidisciplinary research approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not useful because researchers from different backgrounds disagree about theoretical frameworks. 
B)  They are not useful because researchers from different backgrounds disagree about methodological approaches. 
C)  They are useful because they highlight rather than hide the distinctive contributions made by each discipline. 
D)  They are useful because they point out flaws in the approaches unique to each discipline. 
A)  They are not useful because researchers from different backgrounds disagree about theoretical frameworks. 
B)  They are not useful because researchers from different backgrounds disagree about methodological approaches. 
C)  They are useful because they highlight rather than hide the distinctive contributions made by each discipline. 
D)  They are useful because they point out flaws in the approaches unique to each discipline. C

Question 3

What is the benefit of an outsider (or an etic observer) researching the practice of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will be accepted quickly into the communities of study. 
B)  Their perspective may be broader than that of the practitioners. 
C)  They will always be objective. 
D)  People will trust them more than insiders and give them difficult to access information. 
A)  They will be accepted quickly into the communities of study. 
B)  Their perspective may be broader than that of the practitioners. 
C)  They will always be objective. 
D)  People will trust them more than insiders and give them difficult to access information. B

Question 4

Omar Mateen's killing spree at an Orlando, FL nightclub was clearly linked to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorism 
B)  radical Islam 
C)  homophobia 
D)  none of the above 
A)  terrorism 
B)  radical Islam 
C)  homophobia 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

How does the textbook define religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  presumption of spirits, forces beings, and/or substances that transcend the everyday visible world 
B)  emotional and cognitive sense of otherworldly realms 
C)  practice of interacting with otherworldly realms and beings to accomplish certain ends or fulfill an obligation 
D)  all of the above 
A)  presumption of spirits, forces beings, and/or substances that transcend the everyday visible world 
B)  emotional and cognitive sense of otherworldly realms 
C)  practice of interacting with otherworldly realms and beings to accomplish certain ends or fulfill an obligation 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Interpretations of texts and doctrines are shaped by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  migrations and diasporas 
B)  local treatments of death 
C)  the relationship between state and religion 
D)  all of the above 
A)  migrations and diasporas 
B)  local treatments of death 
C)  the relationship between state and religion 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Most anthropologists of religion who teach in North America and Europe usually carry out their fieldwork where?

Accepted Answer

A)  Within North American and Europe 
B)  Outside of North America and Europe 
C)  Where their advisors first did fieldwork 
D)  In a place where anthropologists have not yet been 
A)  Within North American and Europe 
B)  Outside of North America and Europe 
C)  Where their advisors first did fieldwork 
D)  In a place where anthropologists have not yet been

Question 8

The embodied substance mangu is associated with which group of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Azande of Southern Sudan 
B)  Gayo villagers in Sumatra 
C)  Wiccans in North America 
D)  Japanese fundamentalists 
A)  The Azande of Southern Sudan 
B)  Gayo villagers in Sumatra 
C)  Wiccans in North America 
D)  Japanese fundamentalists

Question 9

Popular definitions of "modern" religion often leave out which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious texts 
B)  particular historical forms and forces that produced religion 
C)  deities 
D)  places of worship 
A)  religious texts 
B)  particular historical forms and forces that produced religion 
C)  deities 
D)  places of worship

Question 10

What features of anthropology make it distinct from other disciplines?

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term fieldwork 
B)  small-scale focus 
C)  holistic approach 
D)  all of the above 
A)  long-term fieldwork 
B)  small-scale focus 
C)  holistic approach 
D)  all of the above

The textbook argues that anthropology has paid little attention to which of the following?

The textbook argues which of the following about multidisciplinary research approaches?

What is the benefit of an outsider (or an etic observer) researching the practice of religion?

Omar Mateen's killing spree at an Orlando, FL nightclub was clearly linked to which of the following?

How does the textbook define religion?

Interpretations of texts and doctrines are shaped by which of the following?

Most anthropologists of religion who teach in North America and Europe usually carry out their fieldwork where?

The embodied substance mangu is associated with which group of people?

Popular definitions of "modern" religion often leave out which of the following?

What features of anthropology make it distinct from other disciplines?

Social Theory and the Anthropology of Religion

Authority and Centralization

States, Secularisms and Religions

Meanings and Materiality

Material Transformations in Catholicism

Transatlantic Religions

Embodiment and Materiality in Healing

Embodied Harmfulness

Boundaries: Shaping Time, Space, and Selves

Speech and Grace in Protestantism

Revelation and Authority in Islam

Virtual Religion

Migration and Diaspora

Religious Mobilizing

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Exam 1: Studying Religion Through Practice

The textbook argues that anthropology has paid little attention to which of the following?

The textbook argues which of the following about multidisciplinary research approaches?

What is the benefit of an outsider (or an etic observer) researching the practice of religion?

Omar Mateen's killing spree at an Orlando, FL nightclub was clearly linked to which of the following?

How does the textbook define religion?

Interpretations of texts and doctrines are shaped by which of the following?

Most anthropologists of religion who teach in North America and Europe usually carry out their fieldwork where?

The embodied substance mangu is associated with which group of people?

Popular definitions of "modern" religion often leave out which of the following?

What features of anthropology make it distinct from other disciplines?

Social Theory and the Anthropology of Religion

Authority and Centralization

States, Secularisms and Religions

Meanings and Materiality

Material Transformations in Catholicism

Transatlantic Religions

Embodiment and Materiality in Healing

Embodied Harmfulness

Boundaries: Shaping Time, Space, and Selves

Speech and Grace in Protestantism

Revelation and Authority in Islam

Virtual Religion

Migration and Diaspora

Religious Mobilizing

Filters