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21 Cards in this Set
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worldviews
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Encompassing pictures of reality created by the members of societies.
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metaphor
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A form of thought and language that asserts a meaningful link between two expressions from
different semantic domains. |
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metaphorical subject
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The first part of a metaphor, which indicates the domain of experience that needs
to be clarified. |
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metaphorical predicate
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The second part of a metaphor, which suggests a familiar domain of experience
that may clarify the metaphorical subject. |
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metaphorical entailments
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All the attributes of a metaphorical predicate that relate it to the culturally
defined domain of experience to which it belongs. |
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metonymy
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The culturally defined relationship of the parts of a semantic domain to the domain as a whole
and of the whole to its parts. |
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symbol
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Something that stands for something else. A symbol signals the presence of an important domain
of experience. |
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key metaphors
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Metaphors that serve as the foundation of a worldview.
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societal metaphor
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A worldview metaphor whose model for the world is the social order.
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organic metaphor
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A worldview metaphor that applies the image of the body to social structures and
institutions. |
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technological metaphor
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A worldview metaphor that employs objects made by human beings as
metaphorical predicates. |
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computer metaphor
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A worldview metaphor that employs computers as metaphorical predicates.
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religion
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“ideas and practices that postulate reality beyond that which is immediately available to the
senses” |
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shaman
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A part-time religious practitioner who is believed to have the power to travel to or contact
supernatural forces directly on behalf of individuals or groups. |
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priest
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A religious practitioner skilled in the practice of religious rituals, which he or she carries out for
the benefit of the group. |
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witchcraft
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The performance of evil by human beings believed to possess an innate, nonhuman power to
do evil, whether or not it is intentional or self-aware. |
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magic
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A set of beliefs and practices designed to control the visible or invisible world for specific
purposes. |
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oracles
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Invisible forces to which people address questions and whose responses they believe to be
truthful. |
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syncretism
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The synthesis of old religious practices (or an old way of life) with new religious practices (or
a new way of life) introduced from outside, often by force. |
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revitalization
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A conscious, deliberate, and organized attempt by some members of a society to create a
more satisfying culture in a time of crisis. |
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secularism
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The separation of religion and state, including a notion of secular citizenship that owes much
to the notion of individual agency developed in Protestant theology. |