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Religion_ch5
Question | Answer |
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Religious ritual | An agreed-on and formalized pattern of ceremonial movements and verbal expressions carried out in a sacred context. |
Rite of passage | rituals connected with critical events in the life of an individual (marriage and death etc.) |
Liminial stage | Transitional stage. |
Communitas | The spontaneous bond of communion between members of a society. |
Social puberty rites | Have to do with the transition from the asexual world of childhood to an adult society that is differentiated by sexual roles. |
Life-crisis rite | Meet a specific crisis in the life of an individual or a community, such as illnes, miscarriage failure in the hunt or drought. |
Propitiation | To cause to become favorably inclined to appease or conciliate another. |