The Way of the Shaman Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michael Harner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Way of the Shaman Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michael Harner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Master shamans focus on a triumvirate which is composed of what?

2. It is typical for one or more spirits to help guide the shaman through what?

3. The author shows that all religious traditions share:

4. After a journey that lasts several days in the jungle with his companions, Harner is taken where?

5. What does Harner compare his near-death experience with the Conibo to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Harner's journey with Akachu.

2. What does a shaman do with the tsentak to help a patient?

3. How does a shaman take care of his or her tsentak?

4. What does Akachu question when he and Harner are getting to know each other?

5. What is the participant of the exercise in Chapter 2 instructed regarding the end of the journey?

6. What are the main functions and activities of a shaman, as described in Chapter 3?

7. Describe the roles of drumming and rattling in a shaman's work.

8. Who is Akachu, and how does he help Harner?

9. Describe the tunnel a shaman utilizes to journey into the Lowerworld.

10. Harner says that apprentice shamans report similarities in how they get out of difficulties. What are some of the difficulties he mentions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harner states that whether the shaman is working in ordinary or non-ordinary reality, the experience is real and healing takes place in both realms. Explain what makes the non-ordinary experience real. Then, answer the following: how does healing occur when the shaman is working in non-ordinary reality?

Essay Topic 2

Describe similarities middle-class Americans who try shamanism report regarding the portal to Lowerworld and their firsthand experiences in non-ordinary reality. Why does the author emphasize these similarities? What do they convey regarding the nature of shamanism?

Essay Topic 3

The author thoroughly explains numerous details of shamanism, but two areas he doesn't cover in as much detail are how and why shamanism works. Offer your own explanations to fill in the blanks. How do you think shamanism works? Why does it work?

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