Question

Which of the following cultures believe in dances that are thought to induce a trance-like state in which the dancer may be possessed by a spirit or god and compelled to move? Choose ALL that are correct.

Answers:
1. Yoruba/African tribe
2. Dionysian Cult dance (enthousiasmos)
3. Christian circle/ ring dance
4. Ancient Crete fertility rites

Answer 1

Answer:

Yoruba/African tribe , Ancient Crete fertility rites  and the Dionysian Cult Dance.

Explanation:

All of the cultures mentioned, in exception of the Christian circle, believe or believed that dances were capable of inducing a trance-like state in which the dancer may be possessed by a spirit or god. In the Ancient Greece culture, both the Dionysian cult and the Fertility rites involved dancing, drinking and entering in trance-like states. The Yoruba african tribe does as well, where music is very important.