Conflict & Religion

This type of anthropology is sometimes called biological anthropology

Cultural

Physical

Archaeology

Linguistic

This type of antrhopology is the study of past societies & cultures using material remains

Linguistic

Cultural

Archaeology

Paleoanthropology

Forensic anthropology is using anthropology to solve real world problems

Ture

False

Ethnocentrism is ?

Using your own cultural values to judge another group of people

Understanding another culture from its own perspective

The tendency to judge the beliefs of another culture from your own perspective

What is naturalizing discourse?

Assimilating different cultures into one

Assuming that blood/genes automotically make you close with someone

The naturalization process of a decomposing body

Commodities are ?

Wrapped, purchased with thought

Gift giving with no personal relationship

What is the order of the stages of rites of passage?

Liminality, seperation, reincorporation

Seperation, reincorporation, liminality

Seperation, liminality, reincorporation

Difference between myth & doctrine?

Myth is direct & formalized

Myth is narrative with plot about supernatural forces

Doctrine is narrative with plot about supernatural forces

Social functions of religion are ?

Cognitive & emotional

Conflict resolution & social control

Cognitive and conflict resolution

Social control, conflict resolution, intensifying group solidarity

What is sorcery?

Performance of certain magical rites for the purpose of harming someone

Unconscious capacity to cause harm to someone

Who do the people in the film "Witchcraft in the Azande" accuse of being witches?

People their jealous of

People jealous of them

Anyone different

All

What is a lamastu?

Male demon

Female demon

Female witch doctor

Who is John Frum?

Archaeologist studying Turkish burial sites

Solider in WW2 who brought cargo to islands

Withc hunter in 17th century

Where was virginity testing done?

United States

Africa

Turkey

Brazil

When does a rite of intensification happen?

Beginning of life

End of life

During a crisis

Who is Clifford Geertz?

Studies virginity testing

Pushes limits of cultual relativism relating to canibals

Thinks humans need to complete themselves through culture

Argues for ethically grounded, politically comitted anthropology

Who is Beth Conklin?

Argues for ethically grounded, politically comitted anthropology

Pushes limits of cultual relativism relating to canibals

Studies virginity testing

Studies nature vs. nurture

What was the Todd Sanders article about?

Voodoo magic in Africa

Torso found of young black boy in river

Black vs white people

All

What does Evans-Pritchard argue?

Vampires are real

Witchcraft is a myth

Witchcraft has a function in society to bring balance

Supernatural forces were created to bring us closer to God

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