Anthropology of religion Final Exam
Examples of folklorist approaches to myth and other verbal art - Answer-Cinderella, Paul Bunyan,
George Washington and the cherry tree
Mythico-history - Answer-not exactly myth or history but a combination of both
popular films as myths - Answer-The wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, E.T., Indiana Jones , Avatar, Star Wars
Ancestor Cults - Answer-The Tallensi or any other West African people dont have ancestor cults because
they fear the dead but because their social structure demands it.
Reincarnation - Answer-The rebirth of a soul in a new body. Either in human or animal form.
Ancestor Rituals in relation to Gender - Answer-
Jewish Sabbath in relation to gender - Answer-Men and Women play different roles in the Jewish faith.
-women are taught about their faith through ritual and men read and learn through texts.
-women participate in "little tradition" ( passed down, not written down.
-Men "great tradition" ( Written down in bibles, torah, etc....)
Mortuary Beliefs and rituals - Answer-
, Ritual and Major approaches to it - Answer-
Role of memory in Sabbath ritual - Answer--People's memories of the Sabbath was always the theme of
the Jewish homemaker.
-"It all went out from us, all that respect for the mama and the papa, the love of the home,. American
children dont have this memory." The memorizations of prayers in Hebrew
Rites of passages - Answer-1) Separation
2) Transition
3) Reintegration
Separation - Answer-Symboloic behavior that signifies the detaching of the individual/ group from the
cultural state .
Liminal/Transition - Answer--The in-between position
-Neither here nor here
-you are not a part yet but you are not distinct
Reincorporation/Reintegration - Answer-Individual/group is now in a stable state and is expected to
behave in accordance with the new norms and standards
Theories of causality ( causation) and destiny - Answer-
Concepts of person and self - Answer-
Sorcery vs Witchcraft - Answer--When anthropologists speak of witchcraft, they generally refer to the
individuals who have a innate ability to do evil. A witch does not depend on ritual to achieve his or her
evil ends but simply wills misfortune to occur. In this sense witchcraft is clearly different form sorcery
Examples of folklorist approaches to myth and other verbal art - Answer-Cinderella, Paul Bunyan,
George Washington and the cherry tree
Mythico-history - Answer-not exactly myth or history but a combination of both
popular films as myths - Answer-The wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, E.T., Indiana Jones , Avatar, Star Wars
Ancestor Cults - Answer-The Tallensi or any other West African people dont have ancestor cults because
they fear the dead but because their social structure demands it.
Reincarnation - Answer-The rebirth of a soul in a new body. Either in human or animal form.
Ancestor Rituals in relation to Gender - Answer-
Jewish Sabbath in relation to gender - Answer-Men and Women play different roles in the Jewish faith.
-women are taught about their faith through ritual and men read and learn through texts.
-women participate in "little tradition" ( passed down, not written down.
-Men "great tradition" ( Written down in bibles, torah, etc....)
Mortuary Beliefs and rituals - Answer-
, Ritual and Major approaches to it - Answer-
Role of memory in Sabbath ritual - Answer--People's memories of the Sabbath was always the theme of
the Jewish homemaker.
-"It all went out from us, all that respect for the mama and the papa, the love of the home,. American
children dont have this memory." The memorizations of prayers in Hebrew
Rites of passages - Answer-1) Separation
2) Transition
3) Reintegration
Separation - Answer-Symboloic behavior that signifies the detaching of the individual/ group from the
cultural state .
Liminal/Transition - Answer--The in-between position
-Neither here nor here
-you are not a part yet but you are not distinct
Reincorporation/Reintegration - Answer-Individual/group is now in a stable state and is expected to
behave in accordance with the new norms and standards
Theories of causality ( causation) and destiny - Answer-
Concepts of person and self - Answer-
Sorcery vs Witchcraft - Answer--When anthropologists speak of witchcraft, they generally refer to the
individuals who have a innate ability to do evil. A witch does not depend on ritual to achieve his or her
evil ends but simply wills misfortune to occur. In this sense witchcraft is clearly different form sorcery
