| A | B |
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| RITES OF PASSAGE | rituals such as male initiation, funeral rites; very common in Africa |
| SHAMANS | main religious functionaries in tribal societies: Native American medicine men |
| AINUS | people in northwest Pacific island; known for their bear sacrifice |
| ESKIMO | Arctic people; emphasize shamanism; also known as Inuit |
| ANIMISM | the idea that each objects and animals have spirit or soul |
| EXORCISM | casting out demons or evil spirits |
| MELANESIANS | the Hainuwele myth explains the origin of agriculture among these people |
| ABORIGINES | these natives of Australia have totemism, animism, shamans, rites of passage, and a high god |
| CARGO CULTS | these movements arose in the Pacific during the 20th century in response to colonization and war |
| GHOST DANCE | this religious movement arose in North America and preached an apocalyptic doctrine |
| MEGALITHS | stone ritual centers in northern Europe |
| TABOOS | prohibitions against certain actions; a major aspect of Polynesian religion |
| TOTEMS | animal symbols of clans |
| TRICKSTERS | clever gods, demons, and spirits; prevalent in the myths of the Japanese, Celts, Teutons, Africans, and Native Americans |
| TEUTONS | who had a pessimistic, eschatological view of the future |
