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17 Cards in this Set
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What is white shamanism?
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The idea of Native American religion and culture for profit
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Importance of the high god
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The supreme high god is over and above the lesser dieties
Characterized by the fact that he/she is going to make everything and is going to be uninvolved in the world and our everyday existence |
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What is the Native American church?
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Blends 2 things: Christianity (as a use of worship) and the use of pioty (as a use of spirituality) within their worship
Hosts over 225,000 members |
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Role of the ancestors
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In some cases there is reverence for the ancestors and in other cases there is worship
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What are some common taboos?
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menustrating women
taboo of the dead -Ex) Native American burial grounds - it is taboo to disrupt the dead |
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Nature and its role within Native American religion
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Native American religion has a reverence attitude toward nature (this contrasts with Europeans attitude of nature)
Can be seen in hunting of buffalo |
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The religious significance of hunting for Native Americans
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Hunting practices show reverence for the animal because everything on the animal is used
The ritual of giving thanks either before or after the hunt |
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What is a vision quest?
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Contact with the spirit world by either an individual or a group
Used as a means to gain insight |
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How is the land of the dead described?
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There is no heaven or hell - instead there is a spirit world where the souls experience the whole range of human emotion and the after life
Souls live as long as they are remembered by the living We can benefit the souls of the people who have passed away by showing them where the land of the dead is |
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The church of the Latter Day saints and the appeal to Native Americans
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They appeal to Native Americans for 2 reasons:
1) Native Americans are members of the lost tribes of Israel 2) Jesus Christ preached to the Americans after he was resurrected |
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What are the major ritual characteristics of the sun dance? What is the purpose behind the ritual?
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Purpose: fulfills a set of vows made by the individual in order to receive some kind of favor from the spiritual world
Major characteristics: the lodge itself, the pole at the center - the dancer is suspended from pole by leather skews connected to his pectoral muscles Dancer is humbled before spiritual powers (through the pain he is humbled) |
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What are the major ritual characteristics of the Apache Sunrise Dance? What is the purpose behind the ritual?
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Purpose: initiate dances to the songs of creation
-Song of creation retells story when white shell women had sex with the sun and created everything Coming of age rite for females in the community At the end of the ceremony, candy and fruit are poured on her and then distributed to members of the community (young women now has characteristics of creation with her) |
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What are the major ritual characteristics of Navajo sand painting? What is the purpose behind the ritual?
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Purpose: it's a healing act
The curer (healer) heals the person that is sick Healer creates sand painting - ill person sits on painting - healer puts herbs and medicine on his hands and connects part of painting of the ill person (that was already healed) to the person being healed - connects both of these to person being healed, and heals the individual Process could last days |
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Tribal traditions characteristics
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Constantly changing
Over 100 Native American tribal traditions (understanding the unique nature of each one) |
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Native American Christianity Characteristics
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Mixture of Christianity given by the missionaries combined with tribal traditions
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New Religious Movements characteristics
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Similarities between different tribes can sometimes create a new religious movement
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Native American spirituality and its political and religious characteristics
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Encourage the continuation of tribal traditions
Look towards the solidarity (commonalities) between tribes Politically concerned of the mistreatment by European Americans (reservation, trail of tears, etc.) |
