Rel Exam 1

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Most visible sign of religion.

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Ritual

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Sacred stories that are passed down. NOT an untrue story.

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Myth

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Easy identifiable & holds significant meaning to "insiders".

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Symbols

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What is the most important part of any religion?

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Community

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Belief in God or gods.

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Theism

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Absence of belief in God or gods.

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Nonthiesm

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Uncertainty of God or gods.

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Agnosticism

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Belief in one and only one god.

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Monotheism

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Belief in more than one God at once.

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Polytheism

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Worship of one God while acknowledging the existance of others.

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Henothiesm

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Worship of world and nature as synonymous with the sacred or god.

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Pantheism

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Renouncing worldly things to have a religious experience.

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Asceticism

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Renouncing worldly thing to follow a religious lifestyle.

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Monasticism

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Seeking union with the sacred.

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Mysticism

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Intellectual or intuitive engagement with religiosity; secretive.

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Esotericism

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Showing outward signs of religiosity.

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Exotericism

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Those who derive from a particular ethno-linguistic group and have close ties to a geographic location practice:

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Indigenous type religion

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Asian type religion is:

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Those who derive from the larger Asian continent and have their roots in China, Japan, Korea, or Southeast Asia.

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Abrahamic type religion is:

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Those who conceive of Abraham as a patriarch of their religious tradition.

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What is the secularization thesis?

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Process through which religion becomes marginalized within society and becomes less practiced/known over time. THIS is why we are allowed to study religion academically.

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Where was the first academic religious study?

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University of Chicago

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Academic study of religion can be described as:

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Non-theistic, not apologetic, does NOT question truth or validity, & it only describes how things ARE.

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What are the four academic apparoaches of religion?

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History, Anthropology, Sociology, & Psychology.

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What is the psychological approach for academic religion?

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Religion as a response by the individual.

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What is the academic approach to religion in Anthropology?

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Anthropology is religion as a function of culture. I.e. rituals and stories.

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What is the academic approach to religion in Sociology?

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Sociology is religion as a function of society. I.e. numerical & quantitative

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Where is religion studied Theologically(non academic)?

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Religious institutions like monasteries, ashram, synagogues, madrassa, & seminaries.

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Theological study can be described as:

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Theistic and/or questioning existance of god. Apologetic, questions the truth and validity of OTHER religions, prescribes how things SHOULD be.

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What are some approaches to Theological study?

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Biblical/textual studies, ecumenical studies, ritual studies, liturgical theory, preaching.

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Who performs the Theological study?

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Religious individuals: rabbis, clergy, imam, theologians, seminary students, monks, nuns, mystics, & bible/qur'anic study groups.

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What are the four basic elements of indigenous religion?

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Social roles, belief, ritual, & oral tradition.

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What are some skill related social roles ?

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Workers/commoners, warriors, shamans, chiefs.

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What are strict gener-defined roles in indigenous religion?

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Men, women, occasional third gender (mahu) with vital social responsibilities.

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What is animinism?

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World is alive with spirits and supernatural beings.

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What is totemism?

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Animals or plants associated with a family or community; often seen as an ancestor.

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Rites of passage are for:

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The individual

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Calendrical rights are for:

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The community.

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What is divination?

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Reading signs or omens to predict future outcomes.

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What is a prophet?

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Person who receives a message from the supernatural world; also called an oracle.

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What is a shaman?

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Person who specializes in sacred knowledge; healer and/or teacher in community.

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How are oral traditions performed?

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They are sacred myths which are sung, chanted, or rhythmically recited.

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How did early hawaiians get to hawaii?

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By canoe

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What did early hawaiians bring with them?

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Kalo, 'uala, & mai'a (taro, sweet potato, & bananas) and religion

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What is the Kumulipo?

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One of several Hawaiian creation myths.

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What does Akua mean?

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Gods

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What are the five major Hawaiian gods?

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Kane, Ku, Lono, Pele, & Hina

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What are Ku & Lono the gods of?

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Ku is the God of war and summer & Lono is the God of peace and winter.

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What is Makahiki?

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Seasonal event during Lono's recognized peace time where crops are harvested and certain Kapu laws are bypassed.

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What is the Kapu?

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Set of practices and prohibitions imposed by the Ali'i

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Who is Pele?

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She is the Hawaiian god of volcanoes.

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What is the 'Aumakua?

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The ancestral spirits/deities associated by clan/class/island etc.

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What is Ali'i?

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Chiefs

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What are the six major world creation steps in the Kumulipo?

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Dark>light>life>akua>ali'i>people

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What is mana?

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Sacred energy, the closer we are to creation the more mana we possess ex: akua have more mana than ali'i and ali'i have more than people.

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What are the ali'i descended from?

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Gods, goddesses, the Akua.