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broken myth
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a myth which is understood as a myth but not removed or replaced. broken by making consciousm its symbolic character
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faith
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dynamic state of being ultimatly concerned demands total surrender but promises total fulfilment. its loss threatens total defeat and meaningless
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idolatrous faith
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taking symbols literally consequence "existentail disapointment"
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myth
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story or sacred narrative about life and its meaning and purpose conveys truth and meaning
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symbol
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language of faith used to express the ultimate point beyond themselves
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ultimate concern
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tillich calls greatest concern or care. Promises total fullfillment threatens you with complete loss if you lose it
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Animism
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in primal relgions all living things have a soul or breath
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Mana
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Primal relgions spiritual power a gen. feature of primal relgions
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Medicine wheel
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symbol used by almost all the native peoples of north and south america 4 symbolic races, 4 elements, 4 aspect to our nature ( mental spiritual, emotional, physical)
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rites of passage
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changes in social status primal religion ex boy to man
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sacred pipe
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calumet- offering of tobacco smoke to sacred entities. primal ritual
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shaman
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medicine man has gone through spiritual ordeals and can communicate with the spirit world to help people
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atman
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true self or soul, eternal
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avatara
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incarnation of a diety, one who descends ex. the ten avatars-incarnations of vishnu
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Bhagavad-Gita
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"the song of the lord" book of the magabharata most popular book of the hindu scriptures, story is a dialogue between arjuna and krishna
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Brahma
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the creator part of the trimurti sarasvati "goddess of wisdom"
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Brahman
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the supreme reality expansive one extreme god
divides into sub catigories: saguna brahman and Nirguana Brahman |
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Nirguna Brahman
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impersonal god "without attributes" the absolute, transcendent
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saguana brahman
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personal god "with attributes"
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Brahmin
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the priestly caste highest out of the 4 castes inclueds teachers, artists, philosophers, priests
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Hindu Dharma
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law, duty, relgion, truth and righteousness
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Hindu
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from the indus river "sindhu" refers to people living in that area. flexible "relgion" we are all hindu
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kali
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with shiva, kills evil, Saktas-devotee of the female creative power (i.e. Kali, Durga) Smallest group of Hindus, found in Calcutta. “City of Kali”
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Hindu karma
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the universal law of mortal cause and effect our actions effect this life and lives to come
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