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3 phases of development according to James Frazer

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Magic, religion, and science.

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Common trait of basic religion.

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Animistic.

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People originally envisioned the world as being alive with souls or spirits, and based on this understanding of nature, developed religions.

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Sir Edward Tylor

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Inanimate objects like trees, mountains, stones, and rivers have spirits

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Anima

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Ancient Chinese tradition of heating a tortoise shell and interpreting it's cracks

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Divination

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This worldview speaks of an impersonal God who creates but then withdraws from it

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Deism

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Act, person, or place to be avoided to prevent the spirit world from releasing harmful consequences

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Taboo

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Early 20th century native American group which is a blend of Christianity and the peyote cult

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Native American Church

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Collection of animal hides and bones, plants, and minerals that are believed to be a source of power.

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Medicine bundle

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Ritual where a young person is sent into the wilderness alone to seek a vision from the spirit world

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Vision quest

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View of African religions with respect to the role of the creator of the world

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Withdrew from the world after creation

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Among the curers of the Acholi of Uganda, the jok and ajwaka are terms for...

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The evil spirit and the healer

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In African religions, this leader is seen as a living symbol of the tribe.

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Chief-king

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Christian and Muslim terms for lesser spirits.

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Saints, Jinn

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Hindu sacred book containing verses and hymns that are recited by priests during sacrifices

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Sama-Veda

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Early Indian society developed in to 4 classes

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Varnas

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This religion arose from Hinduism

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Jainism

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The fundamental assumption of the Upanishads is that there is but one true reality in the universe

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Brahman

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Sanskrit word meaning "to do or act"; every action and thought has a consequence

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Karma

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Goal of Hinduism is release from cycle of death and rebirth

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Ahimsa

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The Bhagavad Gita is an epic poem about...

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A great battle

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Which young warrior is pondering the folly of interfamily war?

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Arjuna

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This Hindu god is the destroyer, responsible for death, destruction, and disease.

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Shiva

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Small status of the gods in Hindu homes

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Murtis

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Couple that occupied central theme of the Ramayana

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Vishnu and Lakshmi

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Reverence of yhe gods at home

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Puja

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Religion attempts to reconcile Islam and Hinduism

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Sikhism

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Surviving Indian widows dying in their dead husbands funeral pyres

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Suttee

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Form of yoga focusing on the philosophical and determining the distinguishing between what is real and unreal

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Jnana-yoga

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God with elephant head

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Ganesha

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Hindu caste tasked with serving the three upper castes

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Shudras

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Duties that must be performed

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Dharma

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Hindu festival dedicated to god Krishnu

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Holi

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Mahavira and other figures associated with establishment of Jainism are Tirthankaras which means....

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Crossing builders

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Title of Jain scriptures

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Agamas

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Most liberal of the Jain sects

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Svetambara

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Jain word for conqueror

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Jina

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Universe is composed of matter and soul in jainism

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Ajiva/jiva

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Jainism festival living 24 hours as a monk

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Paijusana

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Founder of Sikhism

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Nanak

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This Sikh guru developed elite class of warriors

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Gobind Singh

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Sikh is a Punjabi word meaning...

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Disciple

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The Adi Granth is a collection of...

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Hymns

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Sect of Sikh holy men

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Udasis

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Worn around the waist to remind Sikhs that God has no beginning or end

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Kara

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Part of wardrobe that reminds them to leave old ideas behind

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Kachera

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Buddhism began as an interpretation of this religious system

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Hinduism

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Type of Buddhism that uses riddles in meditation and believe that truths come in sudden flashes of insight

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Zen

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This division of Buddhism is closest to the original teachings of Buddha

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Theravada

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Riddles meant to confused reason before an initiate finds truth and ultimately enlightenment in zen buddhism

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Koans

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Larger, more liberal sect of Buddhism

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Arahayana

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Name for individuals achieving nirvana

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Arhat

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Founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama

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Rooster, snake, and pig in the Wheel of Life are known as the...

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Three Poisons

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Community of Buddhists

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Sangha

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Adherents to this school of Buddhism chant to Amitabha

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Pure Land

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Absence of enduring souls or nonexistence of souls

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Anatman

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Scripture of theravada buddhism

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Tripitaka/ three baskets

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Thousands of other texts in buddhism

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Sutras

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Month in which new year is celebrated

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April

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Meaning of the word Dao.

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The way

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Sacred book of Daoism

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Daodejing

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Founder of Daoism, meaning Old Master/ Old Boy

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Laozi

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Non action, effortlessness Dao principle

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Wu wei

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Confucianist belief "the course of life as it is intended to go"

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Li

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Confucian leader who reinforced teaching of the natural goodness of human beings

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Mencius

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Early April chinese holiday involving ancestors, ritual baths, and building new fires

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Pure and Bright festival

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Oldest recorded chinese dynasty

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Shang

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During this dynasty, confucianism became official state religion.

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Han

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Supreme reality or primal energy that unites all human beings

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Chi

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He founded Celestial Masters school of Daoism

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Zhang Ling

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Divination manual that helps people make decisions

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I Ching

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Location where Laozi had a conversation with Yin Shi, wrote daodejing

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Hangu Pass

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Confucian principle of reciprocity

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Shu

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Depicts the concepts of yin and yang

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Taiju

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During this period, chinese religion was combined with protestant Christianity

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Taiping

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Most widely celebrated holiday in japan

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New Year

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Archway at the entrance of a Shinto shrine

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Torii

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Kojiki aka. .

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Chronicles of Ancient Events

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Warrior code

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Bushido

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2 divine parents

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Izanagi and Izanami

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God-shelf

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Kami-dana