Ch. 7: Magic and Divination Flashcards

Tentative statements based on experimental and observational data

A framework for understanding supported by a large amount of consistent scientific data

<p>Perceived through our senses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to develop new experiments and observations that will test the validity of a conclusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magic that depends on the apparent association or agreement between things</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Things that are alike are the same</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Things that were once in contact continue to be in contact after the physical connection is severed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magic based on the Law of Similarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magic that is based on the Law of Similarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ways in which a person can compel the supernatural to behave in certain ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magic based on the Law of Contagion, utilizing things that once were in physical contact with an individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of homeopathic magic in which an image represents a living person or animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of ritual whose purpose is to aid the survival and reproduction of a totemic plant or animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Belief that physical structures found in nature are indicative of their potential use in healing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The words that are spoken in a magic ritual</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A revival of pre-Christian religious practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supernatural techniques for obtaining information about things unknown</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of divination that involves a spiritual experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forms of divination that are performed without the direct involvement of supernatural beings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inspirational divination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inspirational divination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to noninspirational divination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination that simply occurs without any conscious effort</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination that someone sets out to do</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination by the interpretation of dreams</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A feeling in a person that something is about to occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination through contact with ancestors or the dead</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination from reading the path and form of a flight of birds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination by a chance meeting with an animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination by the examination of entrails of sacrificed animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A divination technique in which a dried scapula is placed in a fire and the patterns are interpreted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination by the use of flour, as in fortune cookies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief that all of the stars and planets influence the destiny of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Method of divination whereby underground resources are located by use of a forked stick</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination through handwriting analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divination through the reading of the lines of the palm of the hand</p> Signup and view all the answers