REL 1300 Midterm Review What is an avatar A tribal soldier The coming down of a god to earth as a human A tool used in earth rituals The high priest in a society A statue thought to have magical powers Which of the following is a functional definition of religion Religion is concerned with the divine Religion is a way of creating community Religion develops from fear of natural phenomena Most of the world s people are religious Religion revolves around sacred texts Which term refers to a person who acts as an intermediary between humans and the spirit world Guru Harbinger Minister Imam Shaman Pre historic cultures often painted pictures like the one above as part of what Burial Rituals Marriage Rituals Hunting Rituals Farming Rituals What does the term pluralism mean Cultural diversity within the same region The fact of diversity and the evaluation of that diversity as desirable Tolerance of but not necessarily dialogue with other religions The multitude of sacred texts in one religion Secularism Which of the following was an early venture in interfaith dialogue Forced conversions of people to a different religion The World s Parliament of Religions The missionizing of the Christian apostle Paul Religious debate where the goal is to determine a winner Religions that allow followers to read sacred texts other than their own What does the word prophet mean An incarnation of God One who communicates with animal spirits A person who speaks on behalf of a deity and foresees or predicts the future A person thought to be a god king An animal spirit guide What does the term mystery religion refers to Philosophical societies in which great questions are ritually pondered Ancient worship of the great god of Myster Religions that have died off without any historical trace New religious movements that are practised in secret A type of Greek and Roman tradition in which the core teachings and rituals were revealed only to those who were prepared to undergo initiation What was one very important function of Neolithic era priests Marry couples Track the seasons Baptize Forgive sins Interpret scripture What is the central issue of the insider outsider problem in the study of religion Understanding the divide between the sacred and the profane Different points of view from within a religious tradition and outside of it The lack of dialogue between different religious traditions The secret texts known only to the highest authorities in their respective religions The ways in which religions mark physical boundaries At which famous site did virgin priestesses deliver prophetic messages from the god Apollo and before that the earth goddess Gaia The temple of Delphi The cathedral of Lourdes The temple of Solomon Chichen Itza Angkor Wat themselves humans important resources nothing Zionist Judaism Rabbinic Judaism Roman Catholicism Protestant Christianity Islam Reformists Fundamentalists According to your textbook in ancient times the living were willing to sacrifice which of the following to help the dead Scripturalism first manifested itself in which tradition Which term refers to those who place total authority in their scripture and read it as literal truth Humanists Ministers Rationalists Frighten them Stop believing in them Take flight Ignore them What was traditionally one way to deal with unfriendly spirits according to many ancient cultures In which religions did scripture come to play a central role as the word of God Zoroastrianism Christianity and Hinduism Confucianism Daoism and Buddhism Hinduism Jainism and Buddhism Judaism Christianity and Islam Which of the following traditions does NOT reflect the belief that deceased ancestors can help to guide living descendants Obon Bar Mitzvah Day of the Dead Hallowe en All Saints Day What is an axis mundi A head priest or shaman A divination tool The deepest level of hell A symbolic link between earth and sky The highest level of heaven The Punjab The Himalayas The Ganges river Gujarat Kerala They should be exploited They were doorways to other worlds They were wastelands They were beloved by the gods They were guarded by spirits To love What do various ancient hunting rituals show about the beliefs of people in those societies They believe that the spirit of the killed animal or person survives death They believe that the spirit of the killed animal or person remains trapped in the body They believe that the spirit of the killed animal or person brings compassion They believe that the spirit of the killed animal or person brings disease They believe that the spirit of the killed animal or person seeks revenge The spiritual discipline in Jainism and Buddhism first developed near what significant region in India What did many ancient cultures believed about uninhabited areas What does the term religare to which some scholars trace the root of the word religion mean To bind The sacred To unify To eat An animal skin A trance A body of water A tent A dance Hinduism Zoroastrianis m Druidism Shinto Christianity The monkey The whale The bull The snake The lion Into what does the shaman enter in order to communicate with the spirit world Which religion played an important part in the early development of monotheism What animal has frequently been associated with the most powerful male deities in religious traditions For what reason traditionally have rituals concerning animals been performed in many societies To kill dangerous animals To have more animals created To appease their spirits To make animal meat edible To transform people into animals Quiz 2 Outdoors in the natural world In their homes In ritual baths In sacred buildings Underground What was the Ghost Dance Where have the majority of Indigenous peoples performed all or most of their rituals A revival movement developed by a Paiute religious leader in what is now Nevada A Yoruban tradition which was carried by slaves from Africa to the island of Cuba An integral part of the Longhouse religion A Xhosa ritual which has been lost due to colonialism A traditional practice among Australian Aborigines Indigenous art is fundamentally about what The earth The sky Animals God The Yoruban god of iron and war Ogun has come to be associated in modern times with which profession s Until relatively recently Indigenous peoples were only studied by whom Relationships Army reservists Construction workers Butchers Doctors Welders mechanics and chauffeurs Other Indigenous peoples Historians Doctors
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