Question 1

Shamans, mediums, and prophets are generally more sensitive and responsive to the private and the personal than the priest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

All of the following are important in anthropological studies of religious leaders EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding the structure, society, and supernatural world of the studied culture/group. 
B)  Understanding weather or not the tasks performed by religious specialists are religious. 
C)  Understanding how religious leaders are identified or designated. 
D)  Understanding the exact procedure of rituals/tasks that the religious leader carries out. 
A)  Understanding the structure, society, and supernatural world of the studied culture/group. 
B)  Understanding weather or not the tasks performed by religious specialists are religious. 
C)  Understanding how religious leaders are identified or designated. 
D)  Understanding the exact procedure of rituals/tasks that the religious leader carries out. D

Question 3

Vitebsky uses the examples of the Iglulik Inuit and the Sora to show

Accepted Answer

A)  how shamanism has evolved since prehistoric times. 
B)  the ways in which the shaman is viewed as a deity to the local people and plays a role outside the social structure. 
C)  the vast differences in shamanism around the world. 
D)  the public role of the shaman and the way his/her role is embedded in the local social structure. 
A)  how shamanism has evolved since prehistoric times. 
B)  the ways in which the shaman is viewed as a deity to the local people and plays a role outside the social structure. 
C)  the vast differences in shamanism around the world. 
D)  the public role of the shaman and the way his/her role is embedded in the local social structure. D

Question 4

Shamanism affirms life but also spawns violence and death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following were principles central to the Aum Shinrikyo movement and philosophiesEXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Renouncing society and the outside world 
B)  Self-sufficiency 
C)  Central organization 
D)  Financial independence 
A)  Renouncing society and the outside world 
B)  Self-sufficiency 
C)  Central organization 
D)  Financial independence

Question 6

Although priests and shamans sometimes coexist as among the Plains Indians of North America, Turner notes that shamans are most often found where the priest is absent in

Accepted Answer

A)  small-scale agricultural societies with ceremonial public "calendrical" rites. 
B)  food-gathering cultures where they perform "non-calendrical" rites to address illness or mishap. 
C)  cultures that operate with an inherent cultural fear of supernatural mischievousness and treachery. 
D)  small-scale societies with high incidences of inter- and inner-tribal conflict. 
A)  small-scale agricultural societies with ceremonial public "calendrical" rites. 
B)  food-gathering cultures where they perform "non-calendrical" rites to address illness or mishap. 
C)  cultures that operate with an inherent cultural fear of supernatural mischievousness and treachery. 
D)  small-scale societies with high incidences of inter- and inner-tribal conflict.

Question 7

At the time the 1995 Tokyo Subway nerve gas attacks, Aum Shinrikyo was a well-established, well-known "new religion"globally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Brown notes that shamanism in the Amazon has some "violent undercurrents"to it

Accepted Answer

A)  that cancel out the superficial benefits gained from the practice. 
B)  even though shamans do beneficially serve their communities in numerous ways. 
C)  that go unnoticed by native and New Age practitioners alike. 
D)  but that they pale in comparison to the kind of violence that would predominate if the quasi-judicial system of a belief in sorcery didn't exist. 
A)  that cancel out the superficial benefits gained from the practice. 
B)  even though shamans do beneficially serve their communities in numerous ways. 
C)  that go unnoticed by native and New Age practitioners alike. 
D)  but that they pale in comparison to the kind of violence that would predominate if the quasi-judicial system of a belief in sorcery didn't exist.

Question 9

Mámas hold counsels intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  convey a condensed set of moral values to a group of men. 
B)  educate men in esoteric spiritual matters. 
C)  encourage women to abstain from sex and excessive sleeping and eating. 
D)  teach children the rudimentary social values of Kogi society. 
A)  convey a condensed set of moral values to a group of men. 
B)  educate men in esoteric spiritual matters. 
C)  encourage women to abstain from sex and excessive sleeping and eating. 
D)  teach children the rudimentary social values of Kogi society.

Question 10

Brown finds the New Age embrace of shamanism unsettling because

Accepted Answer

A)  he is afraid that practitioners will unwittingly increase tension in their communities instead of alleviating it. 
B)  shamanistic traditions are being incorporated into Christian rituals. 
C)  it lacks an appreciation of the cultural context and the rather stark facts about the practice. 
D)  people are going to shamans when they should just go to the doctor. 
A)  he is afraid that practitioners will unwittingly increase tension in their communities instead of alleviating it. 
B)  shamanistic traditions are being incorporated into Christian rituals. 
C)  it lacks an appreciation of the cultural context and the rather stark facts about the practice. 
D)  people are going to shamans when they should just go to the doctor.

Question 11

Why does Vitebsky argue that the word "shamanism"may not be an accurate term?

Accepted Answer

A)  The term "shaman" is only used by the people in about half the religions referred to as "shamanism." 
B)  Neo-shamanism of today has changed people's ideas of traditional shamanism. 
C)  "-ism" carries a connotation of formality used when describing "western" religions which may be inappropriate for more fluid and flexible religions. 
D)  The term was derived from a tribe in Amazonia which has few similarities to other peoples around the world. 
A)  The term "shaman" is only used by the people in about half the religions referred to as "shamanism." 
B)  Neo-shamanism of today has changed people's ideas of traditional shamanism. 
C)  "-ism" carries a connotation of formality used when describing "western" religions which may be inappropriate for more fluid and flexible religions. 
D)  The term was derived from a tribe in Amazonia which has few similarities to other peoples around the world.

Question 12

The goal of this chapter is to explore

Accepted Answer

A)  the typology of religious specialists and how they function within their religious and cultural system. 
B)  which practices concerned with the supernatural are actually "religious." 
C)  how all religious figures have essentially the same role within their traditions if they are understood within context. 
D)  why shamanism is a mark of less complex, and less structured societies. 
A)  the typology of religious specialists and how they function within their religious and cultural system. 
B)  which practices concerned with the supernatural are actually "religious." 
C)  how all religious figures have essentially the same role within their traditions if they are understood within context. 
D)  why shamanism is a mark of less complex, and less structured societies.

Question 13

Brown shows how shamans simultaneously act as the sorcerers they are trying to protect people from, thereby creating the need and delivering the remedy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Women tend to be granted greater recognition and power as religious functionaries in complex societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A shaman's initiation ritual is usually filled with symbolism of transformation and rebirth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Reichel-Dolmatoff, Kogi priests serve an adaptive purpose, meaning

Accepted Answer

A)  they help the Kogi adapt to their harsh physical environment by teaching agriculture, natural history, and vocational skills. 
B)  their ability to control the cycles of the sun allows them to keep the environment in balance, thus assuring a bountiful crop. 
C)  they provide the Kogi a spiritual way of reconciling themselves with a harsh and tenuous physical existence. 
D)  they are able to enforce social relationships that are critical for the material survival of the group. 
A)  they help the Kogi adapt to their harsh physical environment by teaching agriculture, natural history, and vocational skills. 
B)  their ability to control the cycles of the sun allows them to keep the environment in balance, thus assuring a bountiful crop. 
C)  they provide the Kogi a spiritual way of reconciling themselves with a harsh and tenuous physical existence. 
D)  they are able to enforce social relationships that are critical for the material survival of the group.

Question 17

All of the following are conclusions that Mullins draws from his anthropological research on the Aum Shinrikyo movement and its creator Shoko Asahara EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Each new act of violence made future acts of violence easier and more important to cover up. 
B)  The movement's violence in rural areas garnered media attention, but not as much as the Tokyo subway nerve gas attacks of 1995. 
C)  The violence carried out in this "new religion" is consistent with the sociological theory of "democratization of evil. 
D)  "New religious" groups like the Aum Shinrikyo movement need to have widespread power and central organization to have clout or impact society outside of their group. 
A)  Each new act of violence made future acts of violence easier and more important to cover up. 
B)  The movement's violence in rural areas garnered media attention, but not as much as the Tokyo subway nerve gas attacks of 1995. 
C)  The violence carried out in this "new religion" is consistent with the sociological theory of "democratization of evil. 
D)  "New religious" groups like the Aum Shinrikyo movement need to have widespread power and central organization to have clout or impact society outside of their group.

Question 18

A Kogi priest must be well-versed in all aspects of Kogi life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One difference between shamanic and neo-shamanic practices of today is that

Accepted Answer

A)  neo-shamanic practitioners argue that shamanism is a technique anyone can learn. 
B)  shamanic practices hold a validity and originality that neo-shamanic practices do not. 
C)  neo-shamanic practices are evolving all the time while shamanic practices stay relatively unchanged. 
D)  there is only one shaman that serves a group of people in traditional shamanism. 
A)  neo-shamanic practitioners argue that shamanism is a technique anyone can learn. 
B)  shamanic practices hold a validity and originality that neo-shamanic practices do not. 
C)  neo-shamanic practices are evolving all the time while shamanic practices stay relatively unchanged. 
D)  there is only one shaman that serves a group of people in traditional shamanism.

Question 20

Which deity from another Asian religion became the primary deity of the Aum Shinrikyo movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siddhartha 
B)  Shiva 
C)  Vishnu 
D)  Shoko Asahara 
A)  Siddhartha 
B)  Shiva 
C)  Vishnu 
D)  Shoko Asahara

Shamans, mediums, and prophets are generally more sensitive and responsive to the private and the personal than the priest.

All of the following are important in anthropological studies of religious leaders EXCEPT:

Vitebsky uses the examples of the Iglulik Inuit and the Sora to show

Shamanism affirms life but also spawns violence and death.

All of the following were principles central to the Aum Shinrikyo movement and philosophiesEXCEPT:

Although priests and shamans sometimes coexist as among the Plains Indians of North America, Turner notes that shamans are most often found where the priest is absent in

At the time the 1995 Tokyo Subway nerve gas attacks, Aum Shinrikyo was a well-established, well-known "new religion"globally.

Brown notes that shamanism in the Amazon has some "violent undercurrents"to it

Mámas hold counsels intended to

Brown finds the New Age embrace of shamanism unsettling because

Why does Vitebsky argue that the word "shamanism"may not be an accurate term?

The goal of this chapter is to explore

Brown shows how shamans simultaneously act as the sorcerers they are trying to protect people from, thereby creating the need and delivering the remedy.

Women tend to be granted greater recognition and power as religious functionaries in complex societies.

A shaman's initiation ritual is usually filled with symbolism of transformation and rebirth.

According to Reichel-Dolmatoff, Kogi priests serve an adaptive purpose, meaning

All of the following are conclusions that Mullins draws from his anthropological research on the Aum Shinrikyo movement and its creator Shoko Asahara EXCEPT:

A Kogi priest must be well-versed in all aspects of Kogi life.

One difference between shamanic and neo-shamanic practices of today is that

Which deity from another Asian religion became the primary deity of the Aum Shinrikyo movement?

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Exam 4: Shamans, Priests, and Prophets

Shamans, mediums, and prophets are generally more sensitive and responsive to the private and the personal than the priest.

All of the following are important in anthropological studies of religious leaders EXCEPT:

Vitebsky uses the examples of the Iglulik Inuit and the Sora to show

Shamanism affirms life but also spawns violence and death.

All of the following were principles central to the Aum Shinrikyo movement and philosophiesEXCEPT:

Although priests and shamans sometimes coexist as among the Plains Indians of North America, Turner notes that shamans are most often found where the priest is absent in

At the time the 1995 Tokyo Subway nerve gas attacks, Aum Shinrikyo was a well-established, well-known "new religion"globally.

Brown notes that shamanism in the Amazon has some "violent undercurrents"to it

Mámas hold counsels intended to

Brown finds the New Age embrace of shamanism unsettling because

Why does Vitebsky argue that the word "shamanism"may not be an accurate term?

The goal of this chapter is to explore

Brown shows how shamans simultaneously act as the sorcerers they are trying to protect people from, thereby creating the need and delivering the remedy.

Women tend to be granted greater recognition and power as religious functionaries in complex societies.

A shaman's initiation ritual is usually filled with symbolism of transformation and rebirth.

According to Reichel-Dolmatoff, Kogi priests serve an adaptive purpose, meaning

All of the following are conclusions that Mullins draws from his anthropological research on the Aum Shinrikyo movement and its creator Shoko Asahara EXCEPT:

A Kogi priest must be well-versed in all aspects of Kogi life.

One difference between shamanic and neo-shamanic practices of today is that

Which deity from another Asian religion became the primary deity of the Aum Shinrikyo movement?

The Anthropological Study of Religion

Myth, Symbolism, and Worldview

Ritual

Altered States of Consciousness and the Religious Use of Drugs

Illness, Healing, and Religion

Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic

Death, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Souls

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

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