Question 1

Describe the Siberian shaman Kyta Baaly.How is this an example of syncretism?

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Kyta Baaly was a Siberian shaman who liv...

Question 2

While a priest is usually visualized as an ideal role model,shamans are very often people who live on the edges of society and are feared by members of the society.Why?

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The fear and mistrust of shamans by memb...

Question 3

The term "wounded healers" is used to describe:

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A)  shamans
B)  priests
C)  prophets
D)  herbalists

Question 4

Examples of practices that can be labeled shamanism that are found in today's American society are:

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A)  Pentecostal healers
B)  Neoshamans
C)  clown doctors
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Shamans are frequently individuals who are driven to become shamans because of illness including mental illness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Okinawan priests are:

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A)  always women from specific clans
B)  communicate with the ancestors and the kami
C)  practice divination and healing
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following features characterizes a shaman?

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A)  shamans are usually full-time specialists
B)  shamans are usually associated with permanent shrines and temples
C)  the power of a shaman is determined by his or her personal ability to contact the supernatural
D)  shamanistic rituals are usually prescriptive and periodic C

Question 8

Okinawa is the only known society in which women lead a mainstream,official,publicly funded religion that is practiced by both sexes.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

Herbalists are:

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A)  healers
B)  prophets
C)  diviners
D)  witches

Question 10

A specialist who uses techniques to obtain information about things that are not normally knowable is a:

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A)  herbalist
B)  diviner
C)  healer
D)  priest

Question 11

The ability to enter an altered state of consciousness is central to the role of shaman.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Central to the role of a shaman is:

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A)  conducting period rituals
B)  controlling spirit helpers and entering an altered state of consciousness
C)  conducting rituals to ensure a good harvest
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Shamans:

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A)  may receive a call from the spirits through an altered state of consciousness to become a shaman
B)  may become a shaman because of recovering from a illness
C)  are sometimes call "wounded healers" in that they are often driven to become shamans because of illness,accident,spirit possession,and so forth
D)  all of the above

Question 14

How does Korean shamanism affect the role of woman in Korean society?

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Korean shamanism has had a significant i...

Question 15

Why do some anthropologists consider Pentecostal preachers as being shamans?

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Some anthropologists consider Pentecosta...

Question 16

Priests are usually associated with some sacred space,such as a temple or shrine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A _________ is a mouthpiece of the gods.

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A)  diviner
B)  prophet
C)  herbalist
D)  priest

Question 18

Core shamanism is a concept that was developed by Carlos Castaneda.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Kyta Baaly is a shaman from:

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A)  Korea
B)  Shkha,Siberia
C)  Okinawa
D)  the American Southwest B

Question 20

A full-time religious specialist,who is associated with a formalized religious institution,is a:

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A)  priest
B)  healer
C)  shaman
D)  diviner

Exam 6: Religious Specialists

Describe the Siberian shaman Kyta Baaly.How is this an example of syncretism?

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While a priest is usually visualized as an ideal role model,shamans are very often people who live on the edges of society and are feared by members of the society.Why?

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The term "wounded healers" is used to describe:

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Examples of practices that can be labeled shamanism that are found in today's American society are:

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Shamans are frequently individuals who are driven to become shamans because of illness including mental illness.

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Okinawan priests are:

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Which of the following features characterizes a shaman?

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Okinawa is the only known society in which women lead a mainstream,official,publicly funded religion that is practiced by both sexes.

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Herbalists are:

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A specialist who uses techniques to obtain information about things that are not normally knowable is a:

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The ability to enter an altered state of consciousness is central to the role of shaman.

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Central to the role of a shaman is:

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Shamans:

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How does Korean shamanism affect the role of woman in Korean society?

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Why do some anthropologists consider Pentecostal preachers as being shamans?

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Priests are usually associated with some sacred space,such as a temple or shrine.

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A _________ is a mouthpiece of the gods.

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Core shamanism is a concept that was developed by Carlos Castaneda.

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Kyta Baaly is a shaman from:

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A full-time religious specialist,who is associated with a formalized religious institution,is a:

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