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| thoughts, actions, and theories based on belief in the existence of spirit beings and supernormal forces |
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| spirits and supernatural can be involved in everything in the natural world and can play integral role in peoples life |
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| peoples ideas about the spirit world and certain beings that have power |
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| Hierarchical social structure |
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| are more likely to in the existence of ranked pantheon of deities. (zeus, hera, ect.) This is usually because they lack a stress on science and so instead they turn to supernatural |
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| one single supreme deity reflect political systems having central supreme leaders |
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| shamans primarily use herbs, but focus greatly on curing the mind, they don't give out drugs. |
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| In modern day science doctors typically treat the conditions and not the people, the focus tends to be on physical healing and drugs |
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| invocations, prayers, prophecies, songs of praise and curses that are powerful means of transmitting messages about the world and also creating the world. |
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| belief in the existence of souls, supernatural forces organized by spirits. |
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| belief that all things are endowed with some spirit form or essence, rituals are formed lots of superstition. |
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| Belief system in which people believe they are descendents of spirit beings |
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| Belief in the importance of ancestors as they affect the lives of their survivors protecting their descendants in return for rituals of honor performed to show them respect. |
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| a force power or essence that endows people animals or other things with special qualities |
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| religiously getting in the zone |
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| people often look to religion to seek explanations for events that seem uncontrollable. |
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| Religious faith provides psychological support in times of anxiety and stress and can be therapeutic for individuals and groups (ie. confession) |
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| Religious beliefs and practices often function to support cohesive communities. |
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| something you shouldn't to cuz itll piss of gods |
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| economic/ecological adaptation |
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| spiritual places can affect places they hunt. |
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| religious ideals mirror the social structure, religion promotes social cohesion (family prays together prays together) |
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| Belief in the existence of numerous deities that have specific attributes, powers, and functions |
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| when people who do not have technology and they are mystified when they see it and become followers due to the new found technology. occurred during world war 2 when cargo plains flew into the polynesian and south pacific. |
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| using rituals to reaffirm beliefs |
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| when someone changes status at a ceremony. |
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| shamanic inuit heals without perscription |
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| individualistic dakota vision quest, yanamoma ebene drug to enter spirit world. vision quest 4 day trek where man finds himself. |
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| communal chinese ancestor worship |
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| Western science, when the person puts you in trance that person controls you by suggestion. You are not really in control. |
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| the notion is that a sprit has control of your body, but whatever you do in trance you are not responsible for. Handle poisons snake in trace, walk on coals, things you would normally. And alternate state of mind. Can be used to relive stress. Trace can also be part of performance art (a form of entertainment)the Balanesies people practice Rondo (evil witch) vs (good dragon) all the actors are in trancea |
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