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Do you know about Religion and Magic?

I. The Universality of Religion

  • A. The Need to Understand
  • B. Reversions to Childhood Feelings
  • C. Anxiety and Uncertainty
  • D. The Need for Community


II. Variation in Religious Beliefs

  • A. Types of Supernatural Forces and Beings
    1. 1. Supernatural Beings
    2. 2. Ghosts and Ancestor Spirits
  • B. The Character of Supernatural Beings
  • C. Structure or Hierarchy of Supernatural Beings
  • D. Intervention of the Gods in Human Affairs
  • E. Life after Death


III. Variation in Religious Practices

  • A. Ways to Interact with the Supernatural
  • B. Magic
  • C. Types of Practitioners
    1. 1. The Shaman
    2. 2. Sorcerers and Witches
    3. 3. Mediums
    4. 4. Priests
    5. 5. Practitioners and Social Complexity


III. Religion and Adaptation

  • A. A. Religious Change as Revitalization
    1. The Seneca and the Religion of Handsome Lake


THE ARTS?

I. Body Decoration and Adornment


II. Explaining Variation in the Arts

  • A. Visual Art
  • B. Music
  • C. Folklore


III. Viewing the Art of Other Cultures


IV. Artistic Change and Culture Contact

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