Death and the afterlife

According to Dr. Wright's lecture, the practice of Endocannibalism refers to:
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According to Dr. Wright's lecture, the practice of Endocannibalism refers to:
Family members (and/or immediate tribe members) roasting and consuming small portions of the remains of a deceased loved one
In some of the earlier indigenous traditions from the Amazonian Basin discussed by Dr. Wright, cooking and consuming the flesh of an enemy from another tribe was viewed as avenging the loss of a kinsperson who had been previously killed by the enemy tribe.
True
According to Dr. Wright's lecture, the practice of Exocannibalism refers to:
Roasting and consuming the flesh of enemy warriors from another tribe who were taken captive
In Dr. Wright's lecture, which of the following animals is viewed as an omen of death according to Baniwa people of the Amazonian Basin:
Owl
At the Beginning of Dr. Robin Wright's lecture, he defines the term "Eschatology" as which of the following?
Views on the End of Time
The Baniwa people of the Amazonian Basin employed death masks (which covered the face of the deceased person) so that:
The deceased person's spirit would not escape and do harm to the living
According to Dr. Wright, sacred stories (of the indigenous peoples focused on in his lectures) often explain that death came into the world in the context of:
A trail
According to the Baniwa people of the Amazonian Basin, the first death was caused by which of the following:
Sorcery
The Ghost Dance prophet known as Wovoka taught a message that basically claimed that the expansion of the white man signaled the end times and that the glorified days of the past were gone forever.
False
One of the major attributes of shamans/seers/prophets/visionaries/etc. of many indigenous traditions is:
Their ability to overcome death
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