burial/funeral rituals
What will happen if the dead is not given a proper or correct funeral?
What is, if the dead isn't given a proper funeral, the dead person may become a wandering ghost, unable to "live" properly after death and therefore a danger to those who remain alive.
Haiti's most popular religion (meaning "spirit" or "god" in the Fon and Ewe languages of West Africa) that involves hexes which was thought to help them gain freedom from the French .
What is "voodoo" also spelt 'voodou' or 'voodon'
True or False: The slaves were religious people before Christianity came to the West Indies. Many practiced tribal African religions, and two slave religions—Obeah and Myalism—were formed in the islands.
True
What is death recognized as in Africa?
What is, Death is recognized in Africa as the beginning of a person's deeper relationship with all creation, the complementing of life and the beginning of communication between the visible and invisible words.
In medicine, a view which attributes everything to nature. Also the worship of the powers of nature: same as nature-worship.
What is Naturism
In Jamaica _____ is a form of herbal and spiritual technology used to cure ailments and to harm one’s enemies.
What is known as "obeah"
True or false: On many plantations, slaves were not allowed to practice these religions, and they were severely punished if they were caught. Slaves would often sing songs such as “wade in the water” as a way of a means of Escape.
True
What are some of the activities that take place at funeral?
What is, mourning practices, dancing, drumming, drinking, and eating
Also known as religious syncretism exhibits the blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation of beliefs from unrelated traditions into a religious tradition.
What is known as synchronized religion
This religion is Spanish for the phrase "way of the saints" and is practiced by Cubans
What is 'Santería, or La Regla Lucumi'
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free points
Sometimes the corpse is removed _________
what is, feet first, symbolically pointing away from the former place of residence
A complex spiritual and political movement that emerged in Jamaica during the depression years of the 1930s.
What is Rastafarianism
True or False: Religion plays a crucial role for a person in giving a cultural identity. Each religion has festivals, traditions, mythologies which form a part of the tangible and intangible heritage of the country
True
Why is becoming an ancestor a desirable goal?
What is, Ancestors can offer advice and bestow good fortune and honor to their living dependents. The roles of ancestors are basically protective, corrective and aimed at the welfare of the family.
Sometimes referred to as Kumina Revivalism, and is more than 200 years old in Jamaica. This is an African form of religion with elements of other religious traditions.
What is "Pocomania"
True or False :Slaves were allowed to practice their religion freely as they wished
False