How is a shaman different from a priest?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Shamans are part-time practitioners who can make direct contact with supernatural forces. They are also associated commonly with less stratified societies.
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Which of the following was not created by the National Historic Preservation Act?
a. the National Register of Historic Places b. steep monetary penalties and mandatory jail time for the looting of archaeological sites on federal or tribal lands c. State Historic Preservation Offices d. the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation e. Cultural Resource Management of historical, cultural and natural aspects of the national heritage
The central tenant of prosperity theology is:
a. By giving everything to the poor, Christians will achieve great rewards in heaven. b. Money is the root of all evil. c. God wants Christians to be wealthy. d. Christians should earn money through hard work but should give at least 10 percent of their wealth to the poor. e. The personal wealth of Christians does not matter since true wealth and prosperity lies in the church.
Young people in a number of different cultures are beginning to use matchmaking websites on the Internet to find an appropriate spouse
a. True b. False
To state that humans are part of a biological continuum
a. means that humans are inherently superior to all other species in every way. b. means that no other species is closely related to humans. c. means that human neurological processes are unique. d. emphasizes the uniqueness of humans in all respects. e. means that human are related to other species through a common ancestor and behaviors seen in other species are also seen in humans to varying degrees.