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From his work with Conibo shamans, Michael Harner argues that:
 
  a. anthropologists have seriously underestimated the significance of the shamanistic experience on Amazonian Indian ideologies and practices.
  b. anthropology understands shamanism quite well and has been able to contribute to its preservation worldwide.
  c. the hallucinogenic drugs that the Conibo shamans use are extremely powerful and should not be generally available to the uninitiated.
  d. shamanism should be used in daily American life because it would alleviate most of the psychosomatic illnesses that currently affect Americans.
  e. we need urgent worldwide action to save the shamans because they are being targeted by poor economic policies globally.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a major form of establishing spiritual lineage?
 
  a. Apprenticeship personally to a religious leader, as among Sufis
  b. Election by religious elders, as among Catholics
  c. Following a new charismatic prophet, as among the Raelians
  d. Seeking a divinely appointed individual through revelation, as among Tibetan Buddhists
  e. Claiming biological descent from a common ancestor, as among Israelites



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okolip

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c




asd123

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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