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    and changes to befall the Dolgan and Nganasan from around the 1930s to the 1950s was their loss of reindeer. The reindeer was mostly used for transportation‚ and now had either been purchased or confiscated by the government for use by the state. Shamans and kulaks were frequently executed‚ and their reindeer surrendered to the Soviet government. Collective farms were established‚ and the natives were moved into these areas and assigned

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     Chauvet Cave Horses The expression of “cave painting” usually refers to drawing‚ stencil art and painting on the walls and ceilings of prehistoric caves of the Stone Age. Evidence indicates it began during the Aurignacian period (around 30‚000 BC) but reached a highpoint during the late Magdalenian period. The most spectacular examples of this rock art have been discovered in France and Spain‚ where archeologists have found some 350 caves containing Paleolithic artworks‚ but

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    being slaves‚ they decided to make escape to Spanish territory. During their fugitive period‚ they had chance to help injured Indians. Their knowledge of certain medicine‚ illness‚ and strong belief in Christianity helped promoted themselves to holy shamans whom many of native Indian obey and follow. They were able to get enough food and place to sleep during their journey to find Spain territory in America‚ and also followed by prodigious amount of Indians. As a result‚ these survivors changed his view

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    sickness. It also can be done to welcome a new bride or a newborn baby. In order for this ritual to occur‚ a shaman visits the home of the person who needs their soul to be checked on. At the front door of the house‚ he will ring a gong while calling for the lost spirit. A live chicken is used; it is tied by it feet and put inside a bag‚ awaiting to be sacrificed for the spirit. After the shaman is done calling for the spirit‚ the chicken will be killed and served to the guest of honor. In addition‚

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    The Equilibrium of Religion and Science True science discovers God waiting behind every door. ----Pope Pius XII In the common sense‚ science and religion are considered to be two things at odds‚ for they contradict each other. In the aspects of the exterior‚ it is true. Giordano Bruno was burnt alive by the Catholics for revealing scientific truth. Darwin’s theory of evolution is not taken into curriculum in half of the middle school in US because of the oppression from Catholic. However‚ in

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    Manchuria the Siberian Reindeer people live in the Verkhoyansk mountains of northeast Siberia which is the coldest inhabited place on earth with temperatures fall to -96f (-71c). There are many tribes of the Siberian reindeer people which include the Shamans‚ the Khanty‚ The Yugra tribe and the Evenk tribe. The tribes lived where reindeers live for the purpose of food‚ healing‚ and way of living. In Arctic Russia the herding of reindeer became the primary source life because the land could not sustain

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    There are a variety of belief systems throughout the world today. Many of the beliefs have developed massive followers and some not so many. As a result we have a considerable amount of influence on culture in the areas where they are practiced. The two belief systems I chose were Shinto and Animism. I felt these two beliefs were the most interesting to me. Even though these two religions don’t have that much followers as‚ for example‚ Christianity‚ I believe these two are the funnest. Animism

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    gathered his five closest friends to join him; all of us Caucasians‚ the shaman/medicine man‚ the shaman ’s wife (a medicine woman in here own right)‚ the fire keeper and the woman in Hudson who graciously allowed us to use her land for this occasion. Names have purposely been omitted for the sake of anonymity as the type of sweat was one of personal healing and not a general sweat. The figures in the sweat are the shaman who directs and explains the procedure of the sweat and conducts it. The

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    Précis Primitive/ Primal Primal religion refers to the prehistoric or preliterate religion. It’s a term used to describe the first account of human religion. The primitive religions have been divided into three periods of cultures‚ the Paleolithic‚ Mesolithic and Neolithic. When reading and analyzing the beginning of religion the word primitive or primal comes to mind as a sense of development. This choice of words makes me reflect in terms of theories and exploration. Primal is derived

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    Who Is The Greater Hero? "How the Human People Got the First Fire" by George Clutesi and "The Boy-Who-Snared-the-Wind and the Shaman’s Daughter” by Dorothy De Wit‚ both contain a hero within the story. Ah-tush-mit for "How the Human People Got the First Fire" and Sna-naz for "The Boy-Who-Snared-the-Wind and the Shaman’s Daughter". The heroes of each story share similar heroic traits yet they are noticeably different. Regardless‚ both are viewed as heroes for their deeds and transformed the way of

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