Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the shaman is in an altered state, how does healing take place?
2. How does Harner end his first shamanic journey exercise for the reader?
3. Shaman's do not challenge the validity of someone else's what?
4. How does the author describe his world during a shamanic state of consciousness?
5. Why do individuals need the protection of a guardian spirit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Prompted by similarities he found in books and accounts about shamanic experiences, what did Harner decide to do in order to learn more about shamanism?
2. Harner emphasizes in Chapter 1 that becoming a shaman involves what?
3. In the step-by-step instructions for going on a first shamanic journey that the author supplies for the reader in Chapter 2, how does he ask the participant to prepare?
4. Harner says that apprentice shamans report similarities in how they get out of difficulties. What are some of the difficulties he mentions?
5. What is the participant of the exercise in Chapter 2 instructed regarding the end of the journey?
6. Describe the spirit helpers known as tsentak.
7. Who is Akachu, and how does he help Harner?
8. How does a shaman take care of his or her tsentak?
9. How and why is a shamanic state of consciousness (SSC) achieved?
10. How old is shamanism, and what cultures have best preserved this practice?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the journey the author takes with Akachu, the Jivaro shaman, detailed in Chapter 1. Can you tell which parts of the journey are literal and which are figurative? What clues reveal the literary portions? The figurative parts?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast shamanistic techniques for healing with traditional Western medicine practices. In our current society, is there room for both modalities to complement each other? Explain why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Why would a Westerner with no prior experience with shamanistic practices develop an interest in them? How might he or she benefit from knowing and practicing some of these rituals? What precautions might he or she need to take?
|
This section contains 798 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
