Ideology emphasizes cultural superiority of the outsiders
What is colonialism?
100
This is an insider's perspective.
What is emic?
100
This anthropologist identified the stratigraphic method in analyzing cultures.
Who is Clifford Geertz?
100
The Yoruba "Lord of the Sky" or Fon "Mawu" is found in these categories in the Framework
What are other-worldly, unseen, and organic?
100
Translated as Heaven, it is the Chinese view of moral harmony directed by a mysterious force
What is Tien?
200
E.B. Tylor identified this religious phenomena in its most basic and elemental form
What is animism?
200
This fieldwork practice assists in studying phenomena in a local culture, as long as you look closely.
What is participant observation?
200
Many scholars and researchers tend to view the world their their own academic discipline without considering other approaches. This ideology may be detrimental in researching religion.
What is reductionism?
200
Asian household gods are found in these categories in the Framework
What are organic, unseen, this-worldly?
200
Feng shui is considered to be in these three categories.
What is unseen/earthly/mechanical?
300
This aspect of a missionary worldview implies there is nothing within a local, non-Christian culture that is worthy to build upon
What is the doctrine of tabla rasa?
300
Theological investigation is an essential part of this step of critical contextualization.
What is ontological critique?
300
This approach to cultural study emphasizes the interconnected relationships within and between phenomena.
What is the systems approach?
300
Native Americans and others believe in a second soul or spirit shadow. What is another way to describe this phenomena?
What are "guardian spirits"? (pp 59-60)
300
The control of this supernatural force is pragmatic and amoral
What is magic?
400
The missionary worldview also arises from an ideology that creates a distinct separation between the spiritual world and material world, call this.
What is dualism?
400
This adjective describes practices that are best known by members of the local culture and help create an evaluative response in doing critical contextualization.
What is indigneous?
400
List two of the five aspects of Geertz's definition of religion.
What is a system of symbols / that establish moods and motivations / by formulating concepts that order existence / giving these concepts "an aura of factualness" / makes the moods and motivations realistic?
400
Name two types of subhumans that are part of this-worldly, seen, organic category in the Framework
What are satyrs, trolls, pyrs (hairy woodmen), water-sprites, and Grendel of Beowolf.
400
This is the practice of understanding the influence of planetary movements upon human existence.
What is astrology?
500
This process assists in determining what aspects of a local culture might help in communicating the Christian message.
What is contextualization?
500
This step in the critical contextualization process moves local people from where they are to where Christian workers hope for them to be.
What is transformational ministries?
500
When religions involve deep feelings it is entering into this domain of human experience.
What is affectivity?
500
This is an organic symbol of a people's identity, especially among territorial tribal groups.
What is the land?
500
Using plants to heal, including the 300 types of plant species Shoshone Indians of Nevada, is described best by these three categories.