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Cards Term Gahaine Definition Seneka supernatural sites, most often hill locations most often found in Seneka oral tradition Term "Time out of Time" Definition phrase denoting communitas and the special nature of festival experiences, no observance of time. Term Older british women, difference between fortune telling and knowing the future through omens, visions, or feelings Definition from article, precognition, esp like experiences. Going to a fortune teller- selfish, seeking or demanding something is wrong. Term Hag Definition David Hufford, sleep paralysis is a universal experience and has been found in many countries with a ominous evil presence referred to as the hag. Term Giglio Definition in article"Itailians live", Italian feast in Brooklyn, Honor saint Polinas, make a tower and have a procession through the streets which marks ethnic territory Term Cosi Figli Definition In article "an Altar to St. Joseph", women make altars with things that are highly symbolic of things women do, big fig cookie on altar with St. on it Term "Magic bridges the Gap" Definition Malinowski- magic beliefs cluster where controlling outcome of the environment is hard, magic bridges the gap between the outcome and what a person can possibly do to control it. Term Frances James Child Definition Collected Ballads from all across europe and put theem into categories and publish a series of volumes Term Curandero/a Definition Magical folk healer in Mexican belief, herbal and spiritual Term Types of Magical curing Definition Transferrence-transfer sickness to other objects or people, ritual, passing through, formulaic sayings, prayers- (look more into) Term Folklore Definition artistic communication among small groups Term Intertexuality Definition as of objects and events with many genres of folklore (email her) Term Santeria Definition Afro carribean religion with syncretism of roman catholicism and west african religions Term Tradition Definition based on known precedence or models, continuity or time and space Term Ethnicity Definition membership to a group with common origins Term ofrenda Definition home altar built for the Day of the Dead festival in mexican traditions , dedicated to dead members of the family Term ritual Definition repeated, recurrent, enactments, customs, and ceremonies carried out with reference to the sacred or some overarching power Term Canon of work technique Definition standard that workers set for themselves, under scrutiny of colleagues. sets a hierarchy. at the heart of work culture. unusual innovations become legendary. Term contagious magic Definition things once in contact will continue to effect you. someone does a spell on hair from your hairbrush. Term enculturation Definition process of becoming an effective member of a group, through accepting and acting like them Term Xeroxlore Definition humorous cartoons or sayings xeroxed and spread throughout workplace Term Experience centered hypothesis Definition using rational thought people develop beliefs based on actual experiences Term cultural source hypothesis Definition if your culture tells you to believe in something you are likely to belive in and experince it Term Mardi Gras Indians Definition African Americans who costume as an alternate ethnicity during mardi gras celebrations in New Orleans Term place Definition space imbued with emotions and meaning Term Life Cycle celebrations Definition marked events which usually occur once in a lifetime Term Syncretism Definition the combination of two or more religious systems which create a new religion but contains elements of the old ones Term Coding Definition specialized communication known to the in group to identify each other in potentially dangerous situations, surface meaning and deeper meaning to communication Term reasons for coding Definition killed, beat up, lose job, people are not so excepting Term ways of coding among gays Definition inversion-reappropration of derogative term to turn it positive only by in group, ambiguity-surface meaning and deeper meaning, humor-puns on english language Term function of gay folklore Definition enculturation, passing on oral history & heritage for new members Term Nice mean Definition way by which girls compete while still maintaining friendship, alliance, and gender stereotypes about competition Term 3 categories of healing treatments Definition prevention, comfort, cure Term character principle Definition stories about interesting individual in the family Term transition principle Definition story about moments of change in the family Term Pele Definition hawaiian goddess believed to be angered when tourists take peices of volcano Term family folklore Definition folklore created by relatives Term Folk medicine Definition medical beliefs that are unoffical and passed on in face to face interactions and are traditional Term El Nino Fidensio Definition mexican spirit folk healer channeled through modern folk healers and spirit doctors Term Gender Definition socially constructed roles for biological sexes Term Folk religion Definition beleifs, practices, behavior which is existing among people apart from and along side of offical religion Term vernacular religion Definition religion as it is lived, nobody practices just the offical religion everybody makes their religion personal Term medical pluralism Definition use of more than one treatment for a sickness Term evil eye Definition thought to be caused by jealousy, Sefardik Jews use garlic, blue beads, amulets which look like eyes, and formulaic phrases Term Folk belief Definition idea held to be true concerning the supernatural, luck, cause of phenonmena, and ideas about signs or omens Term media subculture Definition a folk group based on mass mediated products, not location based and is often a festival culture Term Purpose of ethnic festivals Definition perform ones ethnicity for oneself and others Term Situational ethnicity Definition though you are always part of an ethnicity it may not be obvious, sometimes it comes to the for and sometimes not Term Vaginal Serpent Definition entity believed in mexican folklore to enter womens bodies when outside of town or places they "shouldn't be"-male perspective They are the materialization of fears young women have of sexual assualt- womens perspective Term "MDs, a crowd, in the air, a pair to the right" Definition 3 Large Dr. Peppers, with two shots of cherry flavoring Term functions of soda fountain calls Definition reveal creativity, shorten orders, uniqueness and identity, group solidarity Term Ballad Definition a narrative song Term popular Definition cultural events which are transmitted by technological media and communicated in a mass societal context Term 3 Ways common behaviors transformed in festival Definition inversion, excess(exageratedness), increased formality Term activities found in festivals Definition parades, house visits, masking, giving things away Term How can there be versions of songs? Definition multiple existence, variation Term joking in occupational groups Definition binding, tolerate the job, stress relief, give a way for members to criticize and evaluate in non official way Term ways of coding among gays Definition jargon, symbols, verbal intonation, clothing and accessories, ect. Term Theories of disease causation Definition sorcery, breach of taboo, spirit intrusion Term Festival structure Definition opening ceremony, contest or games, food, dance, closing ceremony Term occupational folklore Definition folklore that has to do with your work life, things you learn informally from your workmates Term reasons for storytelling among paramedics Definition inversion of emotions, to displace yourself, to enculturate, bond, to talk about managing relationships with other groups-the public, the cops, er, dispatch Term how does a song become a folk song Definition when it loses its author, people take it on as theirs, and usually has variation- it changes Term festival/cultural performance Definition regularly occuring public display events, linked to the annual cycle. features community participation, multiple purposes, and expressive forms. Term occupational folklore genres Definition jargon, rituals, celebrations, jokes, work technique, status. Term legend trip Definition adolescent rite of passage in which a nocurnal pilgrimage to a supernatural site is made Term frame tale Definition a main story is composed in order to organize a set of shorter stories which are storie within stories Term cognitive map Definition map mental map where by a person can remember where things important to them are by relating them to other such places