首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, howe
Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, howe
admin
2013-02-24
82
问题
Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, however; at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sand-paintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose.
According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or come in contact with the supernatural-perhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medicine man called a "singer" to perform a healing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being.
During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the "singer" will produce a sandpainting on the floor of the Navaho(纳瓦霍人) Hogan (印第安草屋). On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the "singer" will rub the ailing (生病 的) parts of the patient’s body with sand from a specific figure in the sandpainting. In this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong like it. After the ceremony, the sandpainting is then destroyed and disposed of so its power will not harm anyone.
The art of sandpainting is handed down from old "singer" to their students. The material used are easily found in the areas the Navaho inhabit; brown, red, yellow, and white sandstone, which is pulverized (研磨成粉) by being crushed between 2 stones much as corns is ground into flour. The "singer" holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his thumb and fore-finger onto a clean, flat surface on the floor. With a steady hand and great patience, he is thus able to create designs of stylized people, snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho belief system. The traditional Navaho does not allow reproduction of sandpaintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the craft have forbidden this; however, such reproductions can in fact be purchased today in tourist shops in Arizona and New Mexico. These are done by either Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to preserve this craft.
The purpose of a healing ceremony lies in______.
选项
A、pleasing the ghosts
B、attracting supernatural powers
C、attracting the ghosts
D、creating a sandpainting
答案
B
解析
可定位在第2段第2句:To counteract this evil contact…which will attract apowerful supernatural being.本段开头指出根据纳瓦霍族的传统,族人生病是因为遇到或打扰到超自然生物,如动物、鬼魂或死者。第2句又说:为了驱除邪灵,病人或其亲属会请一位被称作“歌者”的巫医进行一场治疗仪式,以吸引一位厉害的超自然生物,与选项B意思相符,为同义转述,故选之。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Bwu7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Helpful.B、Beneficial.C、Meaningful.D、Pointless.D观点态度题。短文最后提到我们为什么不能包容人类学习经历的多样化,为什么非要彼此对立。由此可知,讲话者认为教育方式应该多元化,争辩是无任何意义的。
______(正是由于她太没有经验)thatshegotcheatedandlostmuchmoneyinthebusiness.
Researchonfriendshiphasestablishedanumberoffacts,someinteresting,someevenuseful.Didyouknowthattheaveragestud
TheArtofPublicSpeakingIfyouweretotape-recordoneofDavidLetterman’scomedyroutines,memorizeitwordforword,a
A、Desktopmailprograms.B、Internetproviders.C、Mailservers.D、Socialnetworks.D事实细节题。短文最后提到,电子邮件软件不能左右网络服务提供商,而网络服务提供商也不能干涉电
Wanthappier,better-adjustedkids?Paylessattentiontothem,so【C1】______afamilycoachDavidCode.Hesaysfamiliescentered
Wanthappier,better-adjustedkids?Paylessattentiontothem,so【C1】______afamilycoachDavidCode.Hesaysfamiliescentered
Latelyithasbecomepopulartorejecttheadviceofdrinkingeightglassesofwateradayasamedicalmyth.Booksandmedical-
A、ThebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.B、Highschoolstudents’choicesaftergraduation.C、Electronicapplicationincolle
Thevocabularyofanytechnicaldiscussionmayincludewordswhichareneverusedoutsidethesubjectorfield______.
随机试题
将面粉误作毒品进行贩卖的,按照司法解释,应按下列哪一选项处理?()
早期流产的定义是()
男性,68岁。确诊慢性阻塞性肺病近10年,因呼吸困难一直需要家人护理和照顾起居。晨起大便时突然气急显著加重,伴胸痛,送来急诊。采集病史时应特别注意询问
钻孔应连续作业。相邻桩之间净距小于5m寸,邻桩混凝土强度达到()后,方可进行钻孔施工。
证券组合管理特点主要表现在( )。
群体决策的优点有()
我国实行延迟退休政策的根本原因是,劳动力人口严重短缺,可以缓解劳动力不足的问题。()
五四青年节,连续5批青年到敬老院献爱心,严重干扰了老人的正常生活和休息,对此,你怎么看?
谈谈你的性格特征。你的性格特征适合报考什么样的岗位?
Johnsuggested______anythingaboutituntiltheyfoundoutmorefacts.
最新回复
(
0
)