Question 1

Which of the following can have taboos integrated into proper process?

Accepted Answer

A)  food 
B)  clothing 
C)  sexual practice 
D)  all of the above 
A)  food 
B)  clothing 
C)  sexual practice 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

What is the purpose of a rare practice called secondary burial in Merina culture and other unrelated societies around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides material signs of the transition from life to afterlife. 
B)  It represents the finality of the passage of spirit out of the community. 
C)  It provides closure in the process of dying and mourning. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  It provides material signs of the transition from life to afterlife. 
B)  It represents the finality of the passage of spirit out of the community. 
C)  It provides closure in the process of dying and mourning. 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct order of the anthropological concept, "rites of passage"?

Accepted Answer

A)  incorporation, liminality, separation 
B)  liminality, separation, incorporation 
C)  separation, liminality, incorporation 
D)  the order doesn't matter 
A)  incorporation, liminality, separation 
B)  liminality, separation, incorporation 
C)  separation, liminality, incorporation 
D)  the order doesn't matter C

Question 4

Which of the following does not characterize transition rituals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They emphasize creation of life. 
B)  They only occur in non-Western contexts. 
C)  They shape specific emotions. 
D)  They represent the social order. 
A)  They emphasize creation of life. 
B)  They only occur in non-Western contexts. 
C)  They shape specific emotions. 
D)  They represent the social order.

Question 5

What is a taboo's biggest role?

Accepted Answer

A)  to separate things deemed to be importantly different 
B)  to show how a particular society is culturally unique 
C)  to prove societal morality 
D)  to prevent incest 
A)  to separate things deemed to be importantly different 
B)  to show how a particular society is culturally unique 
C)  to prove societal morality 
D)  to prevent incest

Question 6

What do differing interpretations in Jewish law about how to honor the Sabbath demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  that boundaries are moveable 
B)  that most religious texts are not sacred 
C)  that generational gaps often lead to wholly reinterpreted texts 
D)  that religion is dying 
A)  that boundaries are moveable 
B)  that most religious texts are not sacred 
C)  that generational gaps often lead to wholly reinterpreted texts 
D)  that religion is dying

Question 7

Which book of the Bible emphasizes food prohibitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genesis 
B)  Exodus 
C)  Leviticus 
D)  Revelations 
A)  Genesis 
B)  Exodus 
C)  Leviticus 
D)  Revelations

Question 8

Which stage of a rite of passage represents transition through a marginal status?

Accepted Answer

A)  incorporation 
B)  separation 
C)  liminality 
D)  none of the above 
A)  incorporation 
B)  separation 
C)  liminality 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

What is the purpose of carving the bis pole in Asmat society in West Papua in Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encourages the deceased's spirit to remain in community, close to loved ones. 
B)  It is a material way to grieve the dead. 
C)  It recreates origin myths to match up more closely to colonial religious beliefs. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  It encourages the deceased's spirit to remain in community, close to loved ones. 
B)  It is a material way to grieve the dead. 
C)  It recreates origin myths to match up more closely to colonial religious beliefs. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

In the Japanese case study of death rituals, which stage represents separation?

Accepted Answer

A)  cremation or burial 
B)  the crafting of a household alter in memory of the deceased 
C)  the replacement of the alter with a plaque 
D)  the annual Obon festival 
A)  cremation or burial 
B)  the crafting of a household alter in memory of the deceased 
C)  the replacement of the alter with a plaque 
D)  the annual Obon festival

Which of the following can have taboos integrated into proper process?

What is the purpose of a rare practice called secondary burial in Merina culture and other unrelated societies around the world?

Which of the following is the correct order of the anthropological concept, "rites of passage"?

Which of the following does not characterize transition rituals?

What is a taboo's biggest role?

What do differing interpretations in Jewish law about how to honor the Sabbath demonstrate?

Which book of the Bible emphasizes food prohibitions?

Which stage of a rite of passage represents transition through a marginal status?

What is the purpose of carving the bis pole in Asmat society in West Papua in Indonesia?

In the Japanese case study of death rituals, which stage represents separation?

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Exam 10: Boundaries: Shaping Time, Space, and Selves

Which of the following can have taboos integrated into proper process?

What is the purpose of a rare practice called secondary burial in Merina culture and other unrelated societies around the world?

Which of the following is the correct order of the anthropological concept, "rites of passage"?

Which of the following does not characterize transition rituals?

What is a taboo's biggest role?

What do differing interpretations in Jewish law about how to honor the Sabbath demonstrate?

Which book of the Bible emphasizes food prohibitions?

Which stage of a rite of passage represents transition through a marginal status?

What is the purpose of carving the bis pole in Asmat society in West Papua in Indonesia?

In the Japanese case study of death rituals, which stage represents separation?

Studying Religion Through Practice

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

Speech and Grace in Protestantism

Revelation and Authority in Islam

Virtual Religion

Migration and Diaspora

Religious Mobilizing

Filters