Religious Studies Lecture Notes - Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture notes on religion, including Indigenous, Bon, Judaism, syncretism, and Western traditions.

define animisim

Ordinary Religion __ everyday actions & behavior.

guides

Extraordinary Religion offers __, connection or going beyond daily life.

transformation

Creed defines the __ of human life and the community.

meaning

Code are rules to govern a behavior; Ex.: __.

Ten Commandments

Cultus: rituals that express creed & Code; Ex: __.

prayer

When you act in a righteous way you will get __.

reward

Origins of indigenous religions are usually tied to specific __.

land

Geography is important in indigenous religions; the culture of the people is their __.

faith

In Animism, everything in nature has a __.

spirit

Totemism: animals or symbols represent community __.

identity

Ritualistic beliefs are __ into everyday life.

built

Structure: __ who walk w gods, travel between worlds, heal illnesses & restore harmony.

Shamans

Mediums are those who __ information from spirits.

channel

Sorcerers use __/spells.

rituals

Scriptures are mostly __ and not written down.

oral

Followers of Bon are called __.

Bonpo

Bon was suppressed by the __ government.

Chinese

The origin story of Bon is the same as __.

Buddhism

New Bon formed when Tibet was colonized & it is a mix of old Bon & __.

Christianity

Beliefs of Bon include enlightenment, perfection, connecting to __.

sound

Practices of Bon include meditation & animal sacrifice; rituals center around peaceful & __ deities.

wrathful

Native American religions had Shamans who interpreted __.

dreams

Beliefs were transmitted __.

orally

Most Native American traditions have a(n) __ (concept of creation).

cosmology

They believed in the afterlife and the persistence of the human __.

soul

They had a lot of coming-of-age __.

rituals

Voodoo means 'spirit' or 'deity' in the __ dialect.

African

Voodoo rituals are used to ask god for other spirits for good health & protection, to bring balance between this world and the __ world.

spirit

Syncretism is the blending or mixing different religions, traditions or cultural practices into a new combined __.

system

Syncretism usually happens when cultures come into contact through __, colonization or trade.

migration

Yoruba deities (orishas) were paired with __ saints.

Catholic

Voodoo (Haiti, Louisiana) combines African spiritual traditions with __.

Christianity

Indigenous Bon absorbed Buddhist practices when Buddhism spread in __.

Tibet

Day of the Dead is a festival to connect with the __.

dead

Peyote is a sacred __ used by indigenous people & Native American Church in ceremonies.

cactus

Dualism: reality is separated between the __ world and the physical world.

spiritual

Pantheism holds that the __ is God.

universe

Panentheism holds that the universe is __, and God is in the universe but greater than the universe.

God

Western faiths all trace back to __.

Abraham

Western faiths are __.

monotheistic

Western faiths often have a __ view of reality.

dualistic

Sacred scriptures guide faith and __.

practices

Noah, Mary, John the Baptist, Moses, and Abraham are mentioned in the __.

Qur'an

All were founded in the __.

Middle East

Each faith has multiple __/ branches.

denominations

Orthopraxy refers to the emphasis on __.

practice

Orthodoxy means __.

right belief

Reciting creeds like 'I believe in one God' is an example of __.

creed

Shabbat runs from __ Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.

Friday

Yom Kippur is the __ day.

holiest

Passover celebrates freedom from slavery in __.

Egypt

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish __.

New Year

Reconstructionist Judaism focuses on __ not religion.

culture

Kabbalah is the __ Jewish teachings.

mystical

The important prayer Shema proclaims that there is only __.

one God

Hanukkah is associated with the miracle of the oil lasting for __ days.

eight

Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in the Book of __.

Esther

Sukkot commemorates the Israelites’ __ years in the desert.

40

Abrahamic faiths include a shared origin from the figure of __.

Abraham