Which of the following are assets that a shaman brings to healing a patient?
A) The shaman uses rituals that present a coherent model of sickness and health.
B) The shaman addresses the patient's psychological state.
C) The shaman uses symbolism that resonates with the patient.
D) The shaman brings the culture's traditional pharmacopoeia.
E) All of these are assets of the shaman.
Question 2
What distinguishes a shaman from a priest?
A) Priests, but not shamans, have the ability to work magic in religious rituals and cause ritual items to change their substance.
B) Shamans are part-time practitioners who mediate the worlds of the natural and supernatural. Priests are formally elected or appointed as full-time religious officers.
C) Priests have training and undergo an apprenticeship in order to serve a group of people. Shamans are untrained because they are thought to have a natural affinity to the supernatural.
D) Shamans are found in state societies and priests are found in foraging and egalitarian societies.
E) There are no differences between shamans and priests. Priests are classified as a type of shaman.
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