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3 major components of religion: 1) beliefs about supernatural powers 2) teachings and traditions that tell us about those powers. 3) rituals intended to influence those powers to benefit the group
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5 principles of Islam: One ness of god, prayers 5 times a day facing Mecca, fast for month of Ramadan sun up to sun down, share 2.5%of disposable income, pilgrimage to Mecca
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Ancestral rituals: Rituals performed to worship or please ancestors or kin groups
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Animism: A belief in spirit beings coined by EB Tylor
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Artifical country: A country whose political boundaries and ethnic compositin established by outside political forces (colonial possession)
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Civilization: Ethnic cohesion uniting many ethnic nationalities for a shared tradition usually religion
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Communal practice: Religious practices in which the members of a group cooperate in the performance of rituals intended to benefit all
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Culture wars: Fight between the cosmpolitans (want change) and the traditionalists ( who don't want change) in every society
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Deceleration on the rights of indigenous people: They have the right to self determination and autonomy of self government only Australia and Finland have tried to do this
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Ecclesiastal practices: Organized religious practices in which a full time priesthood performs rituals to benefit the whole society
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Ethnic group: A named social group based on shared ancestry, cultural tradition, and common history that distinguish them from other groups
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Fistula: Complication caused by a small pelvis during delivery causes reproductive organs to tear so they can't control urination
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Genocide: Eliminating an entire ethnic group by killing or eliminating cultural necessities
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Global academic community: Individuals who control, expand and disseminate academica ideas and knowledge globally they are against the global business community that only cares about money not people
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Global economy: World wide system of buying and selling goods and labor services
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Global knowledge: Cultural knowledge that's widely disseminated by means of a written language
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Global media: Individuals involved in production of news and entertainment that r marketed to a global audience
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Globalization: Bad things: terrorism, information isn't safe, and outsourcing causes loss of jobs good things : cheap stuff, everything is available, helps developing nations
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Homeland: A geographical region which an ethnic group feels it has exclusive rights to
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Immigration in western European countries: 3.5 million illegal immigrants causing lots of unemployment and the economy to collapse
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Indigenous minorities: Ethnic groups usually foragers, horticulturalists, or pastoralists who occupy their historical homelands they r subordinate to the governments
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Individualistic practices: Religious practices based on personal relationships between specific individuals and supernatural powers
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Intellectual function of religion: James Frazier said that it provides an explanation for unexplainable events
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Local knowledge: Cultural knowledge passed down orally only know by members of local group
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Mana: A Polynesian term that refers to an impersonal force (luck, being talented)
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Media: The most effective means of globalization
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Medical anthropologists study these things: Beliefs and values related to wellness, treatment with traditional medicine, psychological and emotional issues, knowledge of plants, and cultural sensitivity
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Multinational corporations: Owned by stockholders it produces goods on a global scale (mcdees)
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Nationality: An ethnic group that claims a right to a discrete homeland and to political autonomy and self determination
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Pluralistic society: Multiple ethnic groups in an area but many groups are discriminated againsts
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Priests: Respected for their title ( with no title they aren't respected) they r full time religious specialists who officiate rituals
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Psychological function of religion: Malinowski said that people get comfort and help the, cope with misfortunes and death
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Puberty initiation rites: A religious ceremony that symbolically transforms the individual from a child into an adult
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Rites of passage: A public ceremony recognizing a person changing group status that often involves pain
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Ritual: An organized and stereotyped symbolic behavior intended to influence supernatural powers
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Shaman: A part time religious specialist respected only for their talents not their title they have a relationship with the supernatural through altered states of conciousness like trances to help members of society and harm enemies
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Sharia law: Women get half the inheritance of a man, and criminal law allows limbs to available off
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Sociatal factors of Islam: Uniformity, conformity, modesty, eye for an eye (avenge yourself)
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Societal function of religion: Durkheim religion promotes social order and solidarity
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Sorcery: Using spells to cause harm by supernatural means, it's intentional and uses voodoo practices such as using personal objects (hair)
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The four ways diseases are caused: Evil eye, witchcraft, mixing hot and cold, and biomedical ideals
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The largest urban area in the world: Tokyo, migration into urban areas is commo to find jobs but then causes lack of jobs and migrate to farms
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Totemistic rituals: Rituals which members of a kinship group focus on their totem (natural object with which they are associated)
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Totems: Objects that demonstrate creation usually relates kin group to an animal
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Traditional society: One ethnic group (Egypt)
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Universality of religion: Religion is found in some form in envy part of the world
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Vision quest: An individual practice in which a person attempts to enlist the aid of supernatural powers by intentionally seeking a dream or vision
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Witchcraft: Use of psychic power to cause harm to others by supernatural means
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World trade organization: Organizes trade in 95%of the world
