Question 1

Among the Kabana, the decision to sorcerize and the execution of that decision

Accepted Answer

A)  is a personal matter negotiated in secrecy. 
B)  should result from corporate deliberation and follow certain procedural rules. 
C)  is only made by the head of a family clan, although he can often be persuaded when enough of his 
extended family is in favor. 
D)  is made outside the village so that sorcerers in the village who are related to the intended victim cannot sense the intent to attack. 
A)  is a personal matter negotiated in secrecy. 
B)  should result from corporate deliberation and follow certain procedural rules. 
C)  is only made by the head of a family clan, although he can often be persuaded when enough of his 
extended family is in favor. 
D)  is made outside the village so that sorcerers in the village who are related to the intended victim cannot sense the intent to attack.

Question 2

Witches and sorcerers are

Accepted Answer

A) terms that are used interchangeably in anthropology to refer to those who manipulate supernatural forces to do harm to others. 
B)  essentially the same except that witches tend to be female, while sorcery is an exclusively male profession; therefore, both roles are often represented in preliterate societies. 
C)  increasingly being differentiated in the field of anthropology on the basis of the source of their power and their physical and social associations. 
D)  universally understood as harbingers of misfortune and evil. 
A) terms that are used interchangeably in anthropology to refer to those who manipulate supernatural forces to do harm to others. 
B)  essentially the same except that witches tend to be female, while sorcery is an exclusively male profession; therefore, both roles are often represented in preliterate societies. 
C)  increasingly being differentiated in the field of anthropology on the basis of the source of their power and their physical and social associations. 
D)  universally understood as harbingers of misfortune and evil.

Question 3

The "labeling theory of deviance"asserts that

Accepted Answer

A)  once members of society have been labeled as deviants, they become the lowest common denominator socially and, thereby, are assigned only partial personhood in the society. 
B)  the designation of deviance is entirely dependent upon the world-view and customs of a particular society. 
C)  the designation of behavior as deviant focuses on the reaction of those involved instead of on the act itself. 
D)  there at least four different levels of deviance in any society ranging from mild impropriety to social pariahs. 
A)  once members of society have been labeled as deviants, they become the lowest common denominator socially and, thereby, are assigned only partial personhood in the society. 
B)  the designation of deviance is entirely dependent upon the world-view and customs of a particular society. 
C)  the designation of behavior as deviant focuses on the reaction of those involved instead of on the act itself. 
D)  there at least four different levels of deviance in any society ranging from mild impropriety to social pariahs.

Question 4

Mentioning a "no-hitter" while one is in progress is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  ritual of baseball culture as old as the game itself. 
B)  fetish. 
C)  personal and idiosyncratic taboo. 
D)  taboo grounded in baseball culture. 
A)  ritual of baseball culture as old as the game itself. 
B)  fetish. 
C)  personal and idiosyncratic taboo. 
D)  taboo grounded in baseball culture.

Question 5

All of the following factor into whether a person id diagnosed with witchcraft versus HIV/AIDS EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender 
B)  T-Cell count 
C)  Financial status 
D)  Age and social status/community connection 
A)  Gender 
B)  T-Cell count 
C)  Financial status 
D)  Age and social status/community connection

Question 6

Non-rational beliefs form the basis of baseball taboos and fetishes

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Historically, in Namibia, men who have access to financial assets have been ascribed powers of witchcraft through purchase, but because of rapid changes in economics the demographics of who has powers of witchcraft is changing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The linkage of witchcraft to HIV/AIDS in Namibia has __________ enrolment in HIV/AIDS antiretroviral treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatically decreased 
B)  decreased 
C)  maintained 
D)  increased 
A)  dramatically decreased 
B)  decreased 
C)  maintained 
D)  increased

Question 9

Most rituals performed by baseball players come from

Accepted Answer

A)  myths of baseball culture. 
B)  childhood mentors such as fathers and coaches. 
C)  really good personal performances. 
D)  Christian folk traditions. 
A)  myths of baseball culture. 
B)  childhood mentors such as fathers and coaches. 
C)  really good personal performances. 
D)  Christian folk traditions.

Question 10

Victims of sorcery among the Kabana are assumed to have violated social mores and values, thereby infringing on the rights of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Breaking the talk" is how the Kabana refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting through the conjecture and gossip about why a person has been sorcerized and by whom. 
B)  the failure of negotiations between conflicting parties culminating in physical violence. 
C)  the escalation of "pre-sorcery" sanctions and the final decision to sorcerize. 
D)  breaches of moral and social obligations. 
A)  cutting through the conjecture and gossip about why a person has been sorcerized and by whom. 
B)  the failure of negotiations between conflicting parties culminating in physical violence. 
C)  the escalation of "pre-sorcery" sanctions and the final decision to sorcerize. 
D)  breaches of moral and social obligations.

Question 12

Modern witchcraft is a religious movement that is almost entirely made up of disenchanted "thirty-something"intellectuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In Namibia, a witchcraft accusation can result in

Accepted Answer

A)  increased isolation and severing of social ties for the accused and their family 
B)  increased isolation and severing of social ties for the victim and their family 
C)  Both of the above 
D)  Neither of the above 
A)  increased isolation and severing of social ties for the accused and their family 
B)  increased isolation and severing of social ties for the victim and their family 
C)  Both of the above 
D)  Neither of the above

Among the Kabana, the decision to sorcerize and the execution of that decision

Witches and sorcerers are

The "labeling theory of deviance"asserts that

Mentioning a "no-hitter" while one is in progress is an example of a

All of the following factor into whether a person id diagnosed with witchcraft versus HIV/AIDS EXCEPT:

Non-rational beliefs form the basis of baseball taboos and fetishes

Historically, in Namibia, men who have access to financial assets have been ascribed powers of witchcraft through purchase, but because of rapid changes in economics the demographics of who has powers of witchcraft is changing.

The linkage of witchcraft to HIV/AIDS in Namibia has __________ enrolment in HIV/AIDS antiretroviral treatment.

Most rituals performed by baseball players come from

Victims of sorcery among the Kabana are assumed to have violated social mores and values, thereby infringing on the rights of others.

"Breaking the talk" is how the Kabana refer to

Modern witchcraft is a religious movement that is almost entirely made up of disenchanted "thirty-something"intellectuals.

In Namibia, a witchcraft accusation can result in

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Ritual

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

Religion in a Changing World: Identity, Adaptation, and Activism

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Exam 7: Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Among the Kabana, the decision to sorcerize and the execution of that decision

Witches and sorcerers are

The "labeling theory of deviance"asserts that

Mentioning a "no-hitter" while one is in progress is an example of a

All of the following factor into whether a person id diagnosed with witchcraft versus HIV/AIDS EXCEPT:

Non-rational beliefs form the basis of baseball taboos and fetishes

Historically, in Namibia, men who have access to financial assets have been ascribed powers of witchcraft through purchase, but because of rapid changes in economics the demographics of who has powers of witchcraft is changing.

The linkage of witchcraft to HIV/AIDS in Namibia has __________ enrolment in HIV/AIDS antiretroviral treatment.

Most rituals performed by baseball players come from

Victims of sorcery among the Kabana are assumed to have violated social mores and values, thereby infringing on the rights of others.

"Breaking the talk" is how the Kabana refer to

Modern witchcraft is a religious movement that is almost entirely made up of disenchanted "thirty-something"intellectuals.

In Namibia, a witchcraft accusation can result in

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Ritual

Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

Religion in a Changing World: Identity, Adaptation, and Activism

Filters