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| The belief that all nature is alive and filled with spirits that may be worshiped or placated. |
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| Attempts to influence the action of nature through special practices, dances, rituals, and incantation. |
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| Prediction of the future through various magical means (e.g., Tarot cards, reading tea leaves) |
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| Action that must be avoided lest it release harmful effects on a person or his or her group (e.g., walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, etc) |
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| Involves the recognition of a relationship between a certain type of animal (the totem) and a group of people. |
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| Veneration of deceased members of the family. |
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| Religious narratives common to most all traditions |
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| Any of various rituals that mark the passage from one phase in a person's life to another phase. (i.e. baptism, circumcision, puberty, marriage, death rituals) |
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