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cult Anthro ch 14
cult anthro: the human challenge ch 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The creative use of the human imagination to aesthetically interpret, express, and engage life, modifying experienced reality in the process. | art |
| A long dramatic narrative recounting the celebrated deeds of a historic or legendary hero—often sung or recited in poetic language | epic |
| The study of a society’s music in terms of its cultural setting. | ethnomusicology |
| A term coined by 19th-century scholars studying the unwritten stories and other artistic traditions of rural peoples to distinguish between “folk art” and the “fine art” of the literate elite. | folklore |
| Culturally specific people, animals, and monsters seen in the deepest stage of trance. | iconic images |
| A story about a memorable event or figure handed down by tradition and told as true but without historical evidence. | legend |
| A story situation in a tale. | motif |
| A sacred narrative that explains the fundamentals of human existence— where we and everything in our world came from, why we are here, and where we are going. | myth |
| A creative narrative that is recognized as fiction for entertainment but may also draw a moral or teach a practical lesson. | tale |
| In music, scale systems and their modifications. | tonality |
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