7553935226 | Religion | A system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities | 0 | |
7553935227 | Religion manifests itself by: | 1. Worship 2. Prayer 3. Rituals | 1 | |
7553935228 | Lesser ways it manifests itself | 1. Takes place through regular intervals 2. Birth,marraige, and death 3. Attainment of adulthood | 2 | |
7553935229 | Secularism | The indifference to or rejection of religion | 3 | |
7553935230 | Monotheistic religion | Single god | 4 | |
7553935231 | Polytheistic religion | Many gods | 5 | |
7553935232 | Animistic religions | Inanimate objects possess spirits Ex- african tribes | 6 | |
7553935233 | Hinduism | One of the oldest religions still practiced, polytheistic | 7 | |
7553935234 | Hinduism types | Vedas, brahmin, reincarnation, ultimate goal, karma, Dharma, Yoga | 8 | |
7553935235 | Deities | Brahma the creator Vishnu the preserver Siva/shiva the destroyer | 9 | |
7553935236 | Vedas | Collection of hymns and ceremonies, make up oldest Hindu sacred text | 10 | |
7553935237 | Brahmin | Early hindus believed in an ultimate reality (god) called Brahman, the goal of all individuals | 11 | |
7553935238 | Reincarnation | The idea that after death the individual soul is reborn in a different form | 12 | |
7553935239 | Ultimate goal | After many existences the soul may unite with Brahman, the goal of all individuals | 13 | |
7553935240 | Karma | Refers to the idea that peoples actions determine tgeir form of rebirth and the class into which they are reborn | 14 | |
7553935241 | Dharma | Rules karma, law requires all people to do theur duty, dutues vary with ones caste | 15 | |
7553935242 | Yoga | (Union) was developed as a practice or method of training/ excersize to achieve oneness with god | 16 | |
7553935243 | Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama is known as the Buddha | 17 | |
7553935244 | Story of "the Buddha" | Siddhartha was a prince who lived a priveleged, sheltered life among great wealth then he became aware of his lifes sufferings (death, disease, and old age), he gave up his rich life to find the meaning ofblife and thebchre for human suffering and became an ascetic, he entered a period of intense meditation and one evening he reached enlightment | 18 | |
7553935245 | Ascetic | People who practice self denial | 19 | |
7553935246 | Buddhism | Desire attachments to the physical cause suffering, giving up these attachments leads to wisdom or bodhi, achieving wisdom is a key step in achieveing nirvana | 20 | |
7553935247 | Basic principles of Buddhism | Nirvana- ultimate Reality- oneness with God- ultimate peace | 21 | |
7553935248 | The middle/ eightfold path EVIL SCAM | Eight steps 1. Right view 2. Right intention 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right concentration | 22 | |
7553935249 | Siddhartha | Accepted the idea of reincarnation, but rejected the caste systen | 23 | |
7553935250 | Differences between Hinduism and Buddhism | -both Believe in reincarnation but Buddhism doesnt support the caste system -buddhism rejects the multitude of gods identified with hinduism and forbade his followers to worship him or his image -hinduism is a religion, but some regard Buddhism as a philosophy | 24 | |
7553935251 | Shintoism | Japan, focused on nature and ancestor worship | 25 | |
7553935252 | Taoism | Lao- tsu worship Tao- te- ching -The oath of the way: finding balance and harmony within your life -Put yourself in a situation that is very non chaotic Ex: lighting -feng shui: surrounding yourself in a very relaxed balanced state that brings harmony to your life | 26 | |
7553935253 | Confucianism | -551 to 479 BCE -Confucian classics -Hierarchy and family structure -Male is head of family: make teach noral standard -kids payed respect and display morals taught to them by their parents -structured | 27 | |
7553935254 | Universalizing Religion | Tries to convert people Ex- islam, christianity, and buddhism | 28 | |
7553935255 | Ethnic | People are born into it, do not seek converts, people are born into it Ex- Judaism | 29 | |
7553935256 | Judaism | -Teachings of Abraham -orthodox -reformed God- Abraham- 1. Judaism- Old testament 2. Christianity- new covenant 3. Islam- (ishmael- first muslim/ Hagar- went kn pilgrimage at location of the kaaba)- 1 faith 4. Moses- married a muslim | 30 | |
7553935257 | Orthodox | Old school/ strict interpretation of what you worship- conservative- do nothing on saturdays with electronics and go nowhere | 31 | |
7553935258 | Reformed | New contemporary | 32 | |
7553935259 | Diffusion of Judaism | Diaspora Zionism | 33 | |
7553935260 | Diaspora | diffusing of Jewish people/ religion throughout the work | 34 | |
7553935261 | Zionism | Call back to the holy land- Jerusalem | 35 | |
7553935262 | Christianity | -Teachings of Jesus -Split from Judaism -Church split let to Eastern Orthodox ans Roman Catholic church- middle man -protestant: can soeak directly to god, reformation challeneged fundamental Roman catholic teachings | 36 | |
7553935263 | Martin Luther | -christianity -German monk -very popular pastor, classrooms he taught at were booked out solid -nailed 95 thesis to door and tells people what the pope didnt want them to hear | 37 | |
7553935264 | Diffusion of Christianity | -European colonialism in the sixteenth century -33,000 denominations | 38 | |
7553935265 | Religious fundamentalism | Ex- MLK Beliefs are nonnegotiable and uncompromising | 39 | |
7553935266 | Religious Extremism | Ex- Malcom X Fundamentalism carried to the point if violence | 40 | |
7553935267 | Conflicts along religious borders | Fight iver palestinian land between jews and muslims- interfaith Israel and Palestine- WW2, 1967 Arab- israeli war, west bank, Hamas- inter Nigeria- muslim north:m/ christian south- inter The former yugoslavia- balkan oeninsula seperates the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern orthodox church- intra Northern Ireland- catholics and protestants in the north- intra | 41 | |
7553935268 | Interfaith | Boundaries between the worlds major faith Ex: christian- muslim boundaries in Africa | 42 | |
7553935269 | Intrafaith | Boundaries within a single major faith Ex: christian protestants and catholics, muslim, sunni, and shi'ite | 43 | |
7553935270 | Cremation in both Hinduism and Buddhism- Landscapes of Christianity | Medieval Europe Cathedral, church, ir monastery Burial more commonly practjcee | 44 | |
7553935271 | Holy places and sites- Hinduism | Temples and shrines Holy animals, ritual bathing | 45 | |
7553935272 | Holy places and sites- Buddhism | -The Bodhi (enlightment) tree -Stupus: bekl shaoed structured tgat protect burial mounds -Pagoda | 46 | |
7553935273 | indigenous | -local in scope -reverance for nature -passed down through tribes -old school native american tribes - ex: Cherokee highschool | 47 | |
7553935274 | Shamanism | -Community faith -follow the oractices and teachings of the shaman -political leader: chief of tribe | 48 | |
7553935275 | Shaman | Spiritual leader, doctor, delivers babies and performs religious ceremonies, weddings, and funerals | 49 | |
7553935276 | Indifference to or rejection of religious affiliations and ideas | - varies greatly from country to country and within countries - anti religious ideologies can contribute to the decline of organized religions Church membership figures do not accurately reflect active participation | 50 | |
7553935277 | Diffusion of Islam | -Kings used armies to soread faith across arabian peninsula -later soread by trade, communication, and social media -1.57 billion followers worldwide, fastest growing religion -universalizing religion | 51 | |
7553935278 | Islam | -Number one religion practuce in UK is Islam -Most popular baby name in UK is Muhhamad | 52 | |
7553935279 | Islam | -Profit of Muhhamad -sacred text is the Qu'ran (Koran) -shi'ite and sunni -shia vs sunni muslims have been dubided since the death of Muhammad | 53 | |
7553935280 | Sunni | 85% of muslims- elected elite | 54 | |
7553935281 | Shia | 15% of muslims- bloodline, descendants of Muhammad | 55 | |
7553935282 | 5 Pillars of Islam | 1. Shahadah- allah is god and Muhhamad is his profit 2. Salah- prayer 5x a day 3. Zakat- giving to charity 4. Hajj- pilgrimage to Makkah 5. Fasting- also known as sawm, dmfasting during the month of the Ramadan | 56 | |
7553935283 | Dispute | Who is going to be Imams; bloodline or elite | 57 | |
7553935284 | Imams | Mostly Sunni muslims; preachers; high rabking religous leaders; cardinals; leaders if religion | 58 | |
7553935285 | Leader of Eastern Orthodox if still alive | Jesus | 59 | |
7553935286 | Opposite of Eastern Orthdox | Roman Catholic | 60 | |
7556064151 | 4 noble truths | 1. Ordinary life is suffering 2. Suffering is caused by our desire to satisfy ourselves 3. The way to end suffering is to end desire for selfish goals and see others as extensions of ourselves 4. The way to end desire is to follow the 8 fold path | 61 |
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