What is the purpose of sand paintings when diagnosing ILLNESS in ...

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What is the purpose of sand paintings when diagnosing ILLNESS in the Navajo American Indian heritage?
 
  1. Determines the cause and treatment of the ILLNESS
  2. Ensures appropriate payment is made by the family
  3. Provides an atmosphere of calm for the medicine man
  4. Creates symbolic representations of the patient and family

Question 2

Which Navajo American Indian divination method will women practice to diagnose the cause of an ILLNESS?
 
  1. Motion in the hand
  2. Listening
  3. Singing
  4. Stargazing

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Sand paintings may be incorporated as part of the practice of motion in the hand. The shape of the painting using the symbolic colors of white, blue, yellow, and black determines the cause and the treatment of the ILLNESS.
2. Chanting as part of motion in the hand is determined by the amount the family is able to pay.
3. The use of sand paintings is part of the overall process of motion in the hand, but aids the medicine man in diagnosis, not in providing calm.
4. The symbolic colors help to determine the shape and provide cause of the ILLNESS, but are not symbolic representations of the patient and family.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Motion in the hand is the most common form of divination among the Navajo and the form often practiced by women.
2. Listening is a form of divination practiced by men and women.
3. Singing is a form of treatment and not a form of divination.
4. Stargazing is a form of divination and is practiced by women, but not the most prevalent.