An individual who has the power to contact the spirit world through trance, possession, or visions, and who uses this power to influence the world of the living is
a. a totem.
b. a shaman.
c. an oracle.
d. always a male.
e.. always a female.
b
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The features most essential to being defined as a tarsier include:
A. very long legs relative to the arms and trunk B. an elongation of two ankle bones C. fusing of the tibia and fibula D. all of these
__________ systems are ones in which kinship group membership and inheritance pass through the female line
a. Patrilineal b. Matrilineal c. Patriarchy d. Matriarchy
The ability to see the world through two cultural lenses, one based on perspectives and cultural practices learned in the homeland and one learned in the new locale, is called:
a. ?bicultural perspectives. b. multiculturalism. c. cultural bifocality. d. dual cultural relativism.
__________ plays a significant role in the preservation of indigenous cultures
a. Paleoanthropological research b. Ethnological research c. Ethnographic research d. Cross-cultural comparison