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| System of symbols, myths, doctrines, ethics and rituals for the expression of ultimate relevance |
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| Something that is used to represent something else |
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| Prescribed, formalized actions used to dramatize religious symbols |
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| The attempt to manipulate spiritual forces |
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| The specific teachings of a denomination on the nature of a deity (a supernatural being, who may be thought of as holy, godly, or sacred.) |
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| The position that only one Deity exists |
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| The position that many Deities exist |
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| The blending that takes place when different religions come into contact |
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| The doctrine that there are spirits in everything |
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| The position that no deities exist |
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| People who are strict about their religious doctrine and ethics and take a literal interpretation of scriptures |
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| Attempt to use philosophy and rational elaboration in order to explain or argue religious doctrine. |
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| Father, Creator God has withdrawn from active intervention in the world. |
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| Use of ritual to manipulate spirits or natural phenomena |
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| Stone monument centers for rituals |
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| Ritual offering of something to deity: human sacrifice practiced by some religions. |
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| Medicine man figure prominent in religion of tribal cultures. |
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| Something forbidden for ordinary use. |
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| Puberty rite of American Indians: young man is sent into wilderness for communion with spirits |
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| A region of civilizations arising between Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
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| Macedonian conqueror, spreading Greek Culture to Middle East, bringing in Hellenistic era around 300 B.C. |
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| A deity having human form |
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| Greek Olympian diety representing reason, moderation |
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| 384-322 B.C.E. Greek Philosopher: emphasized reason, observation, moderation, influenced |
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| (Catholic), Averroes (Muslim) and Maimonides (Jewish) |
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| Period of great religious and philosophical speculation, 600 B.C.E.- 200 C.E. |
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| Deities representing powers of the earth (Greek) |
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| Mother Goddess from Asia Minor, Popular in Rome in the early common era: self castration ritual |
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| Greek Philosophy offshort of Socrates: reject all social conventions: asceticism, members were hermits |
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| Greek Philosophy offshoot of Socrates; reject all social convention; pursue pleasure |
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| 460-370 B.C.E. Greek philosopher, "Atoms are the material from which everything is made" no afterlife, hedonistic |
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| Greek God of wine and ecstatic rites, son of Zeus; his mystery cult involved devouring live animals. |
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| Attempting to foretell the future through various rituals. |
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| Greek Monistic philosophers who denied the existence of change. |
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| Greek, Hellenistic cult; Mother-daughter Goddesses; secret initiation rites |
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| Greek philosophy, materialist, hedonist, "We free man from fear of death and religion" |
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| Fertility Goddess prevalent in Hellenistic times |
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| Greek culture in the time after Alexander (300 B.C.E.) |
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| 6-5th century B.C.E. Greek Philosopher "all is flame, change", attacked popular religion as superstition |
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| Egyptian and Hellenistic mother Goddess, theistic, answered Prayers |
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| Iranian son god who became an important cult among Roman Soldiers: secret rituals, bull sacrifice. |
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| "All reality is of a single thing" |
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| Ancient Greek pantheon which included anthropomorphic dieties such as Zeus |
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| Greek shrines for Divination |
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| 6th century B.C.E. ancient Greek mystery cult, emphasized afterlife, vegetarianism, asceticism, secret rituals, music |
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| Egyptian and Hellenistic god; dying and rising, judge of the dead. |
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| A structured relationship between polytheistic deities |
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| 429-347 B.C.E. Greek Philosopher, "The physical world is but a physical manifestation of ideal forms" dualist, reincarnation, ideal controlled society |
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| 570-500 B.C.E. Greek Mathematician and cult leader; reincarnation, vegetarianism, and secret rituals, ascetic |
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| 470-399 B.C.E. Greek Philosopher, executed for allegedly challenging traditional religion |
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| Head deity of Thunderbolt in Greek Pantheon; known as Jupiter in Rome; anthropomorphic |
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