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| is the belief that humans share the world with a population of extraordinary, mostly invisible beings. |
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| is the belief in diffuse impersonal power that people can control under certain conditions. |
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| is the possession of a concentrated animatistic force that gives certain objects, animals, and people extraordinary powers independent of the power derived from souls and gods. |
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| refers to beliefs and actions that are based on the assumption that the world is under the control of supernatural forces that humans must please. |
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| refers to a practice intended to manipulate supernatural forces to achieve a specific result. Magic is less spiritual and less ethical than religion. |
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| In individualistic cults, |
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| all people are their own specialists. |
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| are women and men who are socially recognized as having special abilities for entering into contact with spirit beings and for controlling supernatural forces |
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| use rituals to strengthen group continuity by communicating socially constructed meaning signifying the continuity of the group. |
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| are formal, stylized, and repetitive acts that are performed in special, sacred places at set times. |
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| are directed toward the welfare of the community, rather than the individual. They reaffirm the power of the group, which transcends individuals. |
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| are objects, such as animals and plants, that serve as the emblems or symbols of a kinship group or person. |
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| are ceremonies that mark changes in a person's social position that are of general public concern. |
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| is a temporary ritual state, during which the individual is cut off from normal social contacts to demarcate a contrast from regular social life. |
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| is as intense community spirit, a feeling of social solidarity, equality, and togetherness that is achieved through liminality. |
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| is found in highly centralized political systems. |
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| occur during times of change, in which religious leaders emerge to bring forth positive change. |
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| Native Americans believed, would place dancers in contact with the spirit world and hasten the time when people would be reunited with their dead ancestors. This meant that they would outnumber the Whites and hence be more powerful. |
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| is the realm of human experience that evokes an attitude of awe and reverence. |
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| is the quality of unquestionable truthfulness credited by the faithful to unverifiable propositions. |
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