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    According to James Brain‚ why is witchcraft feared and what does witchcraft symbolize in terms of past and present attitudes toward women? Witches represent people’s deepest fears about themselves and society & power and authority by denying sex‚ food‚ or nurture by outright disobedience. What does the anthropological category witchcraft refer to‚ and how did the word ‘witchcraft’ gain its negative image? The denigration of the body & it gain it’s negative image simply b/c of “witches” believed

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    Chapter One: • Human geographers study people and places. The field of human geography focuses on how people make places and how we organize space & society. How we make sense of others and ourselves in our locality‚ religion & world. • Advances in communication & transportation… technologies are making places and people more interconnected. Today we can cross the globe in record time‚ with easy access to automobiles‚ airplanes‚ and ships. • Globalization is a set of processes that

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    why Roman and Greek religion is so similar? Early Rome was very close to the Greeks and the Etruscans‚ two very powerful and intelligent empires. Both of those empires were flowing with culture‚ and when Rome came into contact with Greece around 700 BCE Rome adopted many Greek ideas. Many religions are passed down from culture to culture‚ civilization to civilization. For example‚ Greek religion was founded upon Mycenaean gods and mythology. Did Greek religion influence Roman religion? Greek religion

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    This is the first time that I have read Greek Myths. Frankly‚ I am fond of this much better than the Bible. Apparently‚ I can understand the Greek Myths easier than Bible stories. For example‚ when the Bible is talking about God’s kindness‚ it doesn’t write clearly and specifically‚ which sometimes makes me confused. In addition‚ God invariably does evil to people who don’t believe in him‚ so I really don’t understand his kindness. In the contrast‚ when the Greek story is talking about Prometheus’ kindness

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    Describe the contributions of the Greeks and Romans to Western Civilization‚ explaining their accomplishments and the classical virtues they developed. The Greeks and Romans contributions to western civilization cannot be over stated. They were vital in many ways to future generations. Both through science the arts and the frameworks of future governments Greeks were one of the first great civilized societies in the Western area. They started like many societies at this time

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    ceremonies and sacred texts do have a major impact in many ways on the adherents and it provides a source of purpose and identity for individuals. It gives meaning and guidance in contemporary situations and therefore it is considered a dynamic‚ living religion. Beliefs Judaism is a monotheistic faith‚ meaning that Jews believe there is only One God. Often this God is beyond our ability to comprehend‚ but God is nevertheless present in our everyday lives. The covenant is an agreement the Jewish people

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    Mayan Religion Bob Marthy English 4 Period 6 The Mayan religion is a distinct type of religion and a very interesting one. Throughout this research I found many interesting facts. Mayans were an important part of the Mesoamerican culture and were in fact from Mesoamerican territory. “The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike

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    Roman and Greek Cultures by Brooke Rhodes Diana Hansen Art History 106 The Roman and Greek era is one of the most interesting and captivating times in history. From the epic poetry to the wars of Julius Caesar‚ nothing compares. Though we read about the Greeks and the Romans‚ there are a lot of similarities and differences between them both. The Greeks keep the heart of human circumstances in matters of love or war and government or social behavior (Greeks). Unlike the Greeks‚ the Roman

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    The definition of religion has long been debated. Many argue what it means to be considered one‚ and consequently there is not a unified meaning of the word religion. It seems to be a matter of preference. Some think it is an ultimate transformation while others think it is the worshipping of what is sacred to them. However‚ I feel that no matter how one slices their own definition of religion‚ they cannot categorize Confucianism as such. Rather‚ I feel that it fits under the category of an ethical

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    around the World Tree‚ Yggdrasil‚ to hold council and decide the matter of all things. 5. The sagas rarely talk of the Norse gods intervening with humans or intervening in their affair. 6. B) A measure of the enduring influence of the Nordic religion on Anglo-Saxon culture is that several days of the week trace their English names to Viking deities. 7. Odin was the god of universal wisdom and victory. He appeared under various name (including Woden‚ Wodan‚ Wotan‚ Har‚ Jafnhar‚ and Thride)

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