A remote, isolated society that nevertheless uses manufactured clothing and canned goods received from the outside is said to be assimilated.

Cargo Cults are high-demand forms of Christianity that developed in West Africa in the early twentieth century.

The Massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 was an aftermath of the breakup of the Ghost Dance by the U.S. government.

John Frum is:

Peoples of New Guinea involved with cargo cults imitated the behavior of Europeans (such as writing on paper and sitting on chairs) because they:

An example of a nativistic movement is:

In Vodou, the term lwa refers to:

The survival of culture traits often occurs when they are fused together with new, introduced traits. Thus a contemporary Australian aborigine band will preserve their traditional songs and instruments by creating music that incorporates elements from the dominant culture, such as drums and guitars. This is an example of:

The movement of culture traits from one culture to another is termed:

The practice of justifying beliefs and actions by reference to religious texts held to be inerrant is:

Totalism, scripturalism, and traditioning are features of:

Many religious groups develop by branching off of established mainstream religions. The groups that remain mainstream and differ the least from the origin religion are called:

An example of a neo-pagan religious system is:

UFO religions, such as the Unification Church and the Branch Davidians, describe extraterrestrial beings in much the same way that supernatural beings are described in more traditional religions.

The Branch Davidians were more of a political than a religious group.