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Monotheism
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Belief in 1 God
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Polytheism
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Multiple gods
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Atheism
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No God or gods
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Animism
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Everything is spiritually alive/ spirits everywhere
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Agnosticism
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Not enough info to decide
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Fundamentalism
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Literal in interpretation/ More conservative/ By the book/ Opposed to liberal
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Heretic
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Member of a religion whose interpretation of the religion is different from others (Greek word: someone who goes their own way)
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3 Examples of functions of religion
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1. Community: need to relate to others
2. Everybody dies, some sort of comfort gives life meaning 3. Need to follow some sort of guidelines, social order, organization |
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Where do most Lakota people live today?
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North Dakota
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How can the history of Lakota religion serve as an example of religious persecution?
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Many traditions were illegalized/ no real grounds for illegalizing
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Describe 4 major rituals practiced by Lakota people.
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1. Pipe- tool for meditation, smoke native tabbacco, prayer, symbolic
2. Vision Quest: Going to have contact with spirits; one goes alone, solitude, fasting, prayer, achieve insight 3. Sweat Lodge- Cleansing ceremony, spiritual cleanse 4. Sundance- People dance around tree, pierce chest and attach ropes on tree/ Give strength to sun for all living things |
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In class we said that several founders of many modern religions engaged in a variation of one of these rituals. Which one is it? Mention at least 3 of these founders and the religions they started.
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1. Buddhism: Buddha
2. Islam: Mauhummad 3. Christianity: Jeses All achieved insight through vision quest |
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Founder of Hinduism? Country home of Hinduism?
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No founder, India
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3 most important Hindu texts
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1. Vedas
2. Upanishads 3. "Law of Manu" Bhagavad Gita (?) |
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How can Hinduism be said to be monotheistic and polytheistic at the same time?
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All gods are face of one divine entity: Tad Ekam: heat force that created everything- monotheistic
Also, polytheistic because they believe in many gods |
