Question 1

For Turner, the concepts of liminality and communitas cannot be directly transferred to rituals in our modern, pluralistic society, because _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   modern society has no sense of community
B)   we do not all share the same belief system
C)   liminality is impossible in a crowded society
D)   we are more sophisticated than traditional societiesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The _______________ dimension of a ritual involves the way an anthropologist, who is outside the society, records what is done in the ritual and how the participants seem to feel.

Accepted Answer

A)   positional
B)   operational
C)   exegetic
D)   historicalE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The _______________ dimension of a ritual involves the way an insider explains the ritual to someone outside the society.

Accepted Answer

A)   positional
B)   operational
C)   exegetic
D)   historicalE) All of the above
F) A) and C) C

Question 4

In a rite of passage, the initiates who are grouped together _______________________________.

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A)   maintain a hierarchy of social rank
B)   recognize who has superior abilities
C)   operate as a family group
D)   recognize that all are equalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Anthropologist Victor Turner sees ____________ as a kind of symbolic language that helps define an event in terms of the broader range of symbols in a society.

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The answer of Anthropologist Victor Turner sees ____________ as a...

Question 6

Serious ______________, which involve ideas and religiously important symbols, are often reserved for liminal times and places.

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The answer of Serious ______________, which involve ideas and religiously...

Question 7

_______________________ are celebrated to indicate or constitute transitions between states in a person's life.

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The answer of _______________________ are celebrated to indicate or constitute...

Question 8

________________, creative representations of supernatural beings crucial to a society, demonstrate how liminality can unlock imaginative potential.

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The answer of ________________, creative representations of supernatural beings crucial...

Question 9

When contrasting the liminal and the liminoid, Turner emphasizes that the ____________ phenomena develop apart from the central economic and political processes in a society.

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The answer of When contrasting the liminal and the liminoid,...

Question 10

A _______________ ritual is one that is performed at significant points in the life cycle of humans.

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The answer of A _______________ ritual is one that is...

Question 11

According to Victor Turner, _______________ is a characteristic of rites of passage that allows initiates to see life in a new way.

Accepted Answer

A)   liminality
B)   curiosity
C)   wisdom
D)   inductionE) None of the above
F) A) and B) A

Question 12

Turner did most of his anthropological field work in ____________, but his conclusions can be applied generally.

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The answer of Turner did most of his anthropological field...

Question 13

A ___________ ritual is one that celebrates events that occur at approximately the same time each year.

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The answer of A ___________ ritual is one that celebrates...

Question 14

The stages of a rite of passage DO NOT include ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   separation
B)   rejection
C)   a liminal period
D)   reaggregationE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) B

Question 15

In comparing traditional and modern societies, Turner DOES NOT note that:

Accepted Answer

A)   participation in ritual tends to be optional in modern societies.
B)   in traditional societies, fun occurs in the context of work-related activities.
C)   modern societies place too much emphasis on leisure.
D)   traditional societies do not separate the concepts of work and play.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

In a rite of passage, the candidate who is in the liminal phase is "structurally invisible" because _________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the person is between social classifications
B)   no one pays attention to the person
C)   the person is looked down on by society
D)   the person has no status, property or kinshipE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The _______________ dimension of a ritual involves the way an anthropologist, who is outside the society, describes the connections between the symbols found in a ritual and other symbols found in the society and culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   positional
B)   operational
C)   exegetic
D)   historicalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Rituals of reversal, such as Halloween, are not really liminal because ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   they rely on the concept of play
B)   they do not change the status of their initiates
C)   they are not really rituals
D)   the participants are mostly childrenE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

___________________ is the term Turner uses to define the social bond and sense of interrelation achieved by initiates during the liminal period.

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The answer of ___________________ is the term Turner uses to...

Question 20

____________ ritual liminality deals with situations in which play is related to work.

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The answer of ____________ ritual liminality deals with situations in...

Exam 28: Theory: the Forest of Symbols, Victor Turner

For Turner, the concepts of liminality and communitas cannot be directly transferred to rituals in our modern, pluralistic society, because _______________.

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The _______________ dimension of a ritual involves the way an anthropologist, who is outside the society, records what is done in the ritual and how the participants seem to feel.

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The _______________ dimension of a ritual involves the way an insider explains the ritual to someone outside the society.

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In a rite of passage, the initiates who are grouped together _______________________________.

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Anthropologist Victor Turner sees ____________ as a kind of symbolic language that helps define an event in terms of the broader range of symbols in a society.

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Serious ______________, which involve ideas and religiously important symbols, are often reserved for liminal times and places.

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_______________________ are celebrated to indicate or constitute transitions between states in a person's life.

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________________, creative representations of supernatural beings crucial to a society, demonstrate how liminality can unlock imaginative potential.

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When contrasting the liminal and the liminoid, Turner emphasizes that the ____________ phenomena develop apart from the central economic and political processes in a society.

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A _______________ ritual is one that is performed at significant points in the life cycle of humans.

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According to Victor Turner, _______________ is a characteristic of rites of passage that allows initiates to see life in a new way.

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Turner did most of his anthropological field work in ____________, but his conclusions can be applied generally.

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A ___________ ritual is one that celebrates events that occur at approximately the same time each year.

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The stages of a rite of passage DO NOT include ___________________.

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In comparing traditional and modern societies, Turner DOES NOT note that:

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In a rite of passage, the candidate who is in the liminal phase is "structurally invisible" because _________________________________________.

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The _______________ dimension of a ritual involves the way an anthropologist, who is outside the society, describes the connections between the symbols found in a ritual and other symbols found in the society and culture.

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Rituals of reversal, such as Halloween, are not really liminal because ____________.

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___________________ is the term Turner uses to define the social bond and sense of interrelation achieved by initiates during the liminal period.

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____________ ritual liminality deals with situations in which play is related to work.

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