Delfín's Shamanism Class S2020

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Vodou: An Introduction Vodou, which translates literally to “spirit,” is a syncretic religion that combines elements from both traditional African religions and Roman Catholicism. Originating in Haiti in the 18th century, today Vodou is practiced by over 60 million people. In addition to Haiti, New Orleans, New York, Miami, Montreal, and Paris are cities in which there are prominent Vodou communities.  Generally, Vodouists believe in varying levels of spiritual entities that control and represent all natural laws and forces. The most supreme being is Bondye, the Creator. Unlike the Catholic God, however, Bondye is remote and unknowable, and does not directly intercede in human affairs. Thus, Vodouists’ rituals are directed to the lwa, the intermediary spirits between Bondye and humans. Each of the lwa have their own distinct preferences, and represent different natural phenomena; thus Vodouists address each of them with their own unique and appropriate songs, dances, symbols,

April 28, 2020 Our Families are Killing Us Caprivi Region & Background: The Caprivi region is located in Namibia in the far north eastern region. It is known to be the least developed region in Africa. Due to the spread of HIV within this region, Caprivi has experienced a sharp incline in illnesses and death. The Namibians of Caprivi believe the cause of these illnesses are because of Witchcraft. The effects of the witchcraft the tribe believes varies from minimal to harsh such as failure to get married, bad grades to car accidents and deaths. Witchcraft: The Namibians believed these illnesses are caused by witchcraft due to the fact that their deaths happen at a quicker rate making it harder to find cures. With the lack of medical knowledge and attention, it is left to blame witchcraft. In an article by Felicity Thomas she explains, "In the Caprivi region of Namibia, an upsurge of witchcraft accusations can be seen as a direct reaction to increasing AIDS-related

Omar Cuevas Professor Delfín ANT 3600 Sec. 03 23 April 2020 Baseball Magic                                                                                                     https://www.usabaseball.com/about/national-training-complex                      For many decades the game of baseball has evolved since its very first appearance in  Cooperstown, New York, during the summer of 1839. With the evolution of new rules, larger audience, and higher paying wages, also introduced specific rituals and superstitions. Since this is a highly individual sport, these rituals were used by players for the sole purpose of reducing anxiety that natured from uncertainty and unpredictable events. All of these rituals were essentially completed to insure winning streaks, high batting averages, and high player performance.                                                                    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/677898-mlb-power-rankings-the-50-strangest-

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Shamanism in Korea               In the past, Korean shamanistic rituals and ceremonies like prayers were used to help in hopes of producing abundant harvests. However, now in modern Korea, shamanism is used for a much different purpose. Korean divination in its essence is now used to for healing – to help solve human problems by asking for aid from one of the many spirits in the Korean shaman pantheon. In fact, regardless of religious beliefs many will ask a Korean shaman, referred to as mudang, to perform rituals for many reasons, such as: for marriage, death, moving into a new house, etc. Similar to other shamanistic practices, Korean shamanism is mixed with elements of animism and the environment. Historically, shamans have low social status, being in the lowest class. Although this is the case, ironically, shamans are being often consulted with and those with records of skills and success receive widespread patronage. In addition, unlike other cultures where shamans are pre

A Look into Korean Shamanism and Rock Divination - Stanley Baran Korean shamans that practice divination use many tools to give readings, possibly the most interesting being the use of rocks and stones to grant wishes. Korean shamans also incorporate many cultural aspects into their readings, such as their belief in gods and also zodiac and age calendars. Musindo (Gods) Shamans often keep many paintings and statues of musindo, or gods, in their houses. Their gods symbolize many objects in nature, such as mountains and also the sun and moon. During readings, shamans often utilize their many paintings and statues of their gods to channel their energy. In addition, shamans believe that their god's spiritual power allows them to better connect with their clients, allowing them to perform more accurate and thorough readings.  Charts Shamans in Korea often use charts to determine their clients' fate and characteristics. The above chart is specifica

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Due to baseball being such a difficult sport, players should only expect to hit the ball and get on base one out every 4 at-bats. Being able to get on base one out of every three at-bats puts you under consideration as a great player. This is why when a player has an outstanding performance they will credit their success to so factor outside of the game. The player will credit the success to something he must have done differently because he believes his skills couldn’t have improved so quickly. In reality, their superstition is doing nothing, but by doing certain tasks, it puts their mind at ease and helps their performance. In Baseball Magic, George Gmelch also describes a story on page 324 about how players are trained animals because when they are thrown off of their routine they feel uneasy.  Video of some player rituals:  https://youtu.be/AZqJss85TRE Famous Baseball Player Superstitions: 1.       Joe DiMaggio would always run from the outfield and touch sec