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| Study of Bible, writing, or scripture |
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| Righteousness of God (question of good and bad) |
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| Study of the end of time(after death) |
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| nature is alive with spirits |
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-Hinduism -Jainism -Buddhism -Sikhism
(release from cycle, Karma ideas) |
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| Religions from China and Japan |
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-Daoism -Confucianism -Shinto
(belief many gods, nature, ancestors) |
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| Religions from midle East |
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| -Zoroastrianism -Judaism -Christianity -Islam (supreme God,one earth life,eventual judgement) |
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| Acts to be avoided or spirit world will release harmful effects. (dead, menstruating women,certain food) |
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| Attempt to predict future. (shamans, prophets) |
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| attempt to control nature |
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| Humans have kinship with other creatures and/or objects in nature |
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| Truth expressed through stories of human interaction to divine |
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| -Fear of ancestors -Dead as "cloud of witnesses" |
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| Native American Religions |
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| Dont like dead bodies but dont fear death |
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| that which has been heard |
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| that which has been remembered |
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| Domestic rituals and prayer |
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| wrong thinking about Brahman |
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| Ethical text. cycclical view of time |
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| Epic poem (arjuna and krishna) |
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| Creation, Destruction, Preservation |
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| wife of Brahma. Goddess of knowledge,poetry, speech, wisdom |
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| wife of Shiva. Goddess more terrible than Shiva |
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| wife of Shiva. Goddess opposite of Kali. feminine goddess of fertility. perfect wife and mother. |
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| wife of vishnu. Goddess of worlds welfare |
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| "father of modern India" respected christianity but didnt believe in divinity of Jesus |
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| developed in Eighth century and outlawed in 1948 |
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| Jainissm. Great Hero. 24th founder. "Jina" for conquering moksha |
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| Jain Scriptures: "precepts"/"treates" |
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| views,intentions,speech,action,concentration,effort,livelihood,mindfulness |
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| founder of Sikhism. preached unity of Islam and Hinduism. |
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| spiritual essence of a universe |
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| Nyingmapa. Bardo Thodol-book of dead. The Bardo: near death state where individual moves through Bardo to Nirvana |
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| "Exclusive way" conservative |
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| Most popular and widespread. Mahayana. Jodo is Japanese. -goal is life after death in land of bliss. Amitabha:presides over paradise |
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| intuative sect. Enlightenment comes intuatively,suddenly. |
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| Siddharthas many prior lives. Background for art, preaching, writings |
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| good spirits of light places |
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| Bad spirits of dark places |
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| dark, negative, female, cool, damp ,earth, moon, shadows |
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| light, positive, male, warm, dry,sun |
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| "The Classic of the way and its power of virtue". written by Lau-tzu. highly translated. -main theme: human achievements are folly, especially elaborate gov. |
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| son of warrior. raised in poverty by widowed mother. a resepcted teacher |
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| Built in Jerusalem 6th century B.C.E. and destroyed by Romans in 70 C.E. |
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| worldwide scattering of Jews |
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| from greek word assembly. 3 or more males can form synagogue |
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| Gemara comments on Mishna, Torah, and Jewish life. contains Halachah(the proper way), and Haggadah(tale,narrative) |
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| encouraged Jews to leave the Ghettos, enter German world. Reject Yiddish language, speak German |
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| arrested and accused of treason. after executed he was proven innocent |
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| written to Jews. Jesus as suffering servant. Emphasis on miracles and passion. |
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| written to Theophilus(friend of God). Jesus as son of man. focus on humanity of Christ. |
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| Written last of four gospels. Focus on Jerusalem ministry. emphasis on deity of Jesus |
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| -Call for repentance. -coming end of the world. -Perils of riches. -compassion towards others. -rejection of alternative religions. |
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| Diaspora Jew for Tarsus. Never met or knew Jesus. Persecuted Jesus. Vision of risen Christ. Changes name to Paul. preached to gentiles. possibly beheaded by Nero |
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| cleansing of sin and beginning a new life. originally for adults, later for infants as well. |
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| Meal of Thanksgiving. Commemorate death and resurection.(communion) |
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| material evil,spirit pure. Jesus not really human (pure spirit). No value of teachings,death,ressurection. Only Jesus's secrect teachings matter. Church resist Gnosticism. |
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| Posts 95 theses on door of church. goes into hiding writes a dozen books. Leads reformation. marries nun. |
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| those who baptize a second time |
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| born into clan that controlled ka'ba shrine. raised by uncle abu-Talib. was illeterate. traveled in caravans. married wealthy widow khadija. daughter fatime. religious experience. |
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| "migration" becomes dating for muslim calender. |
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| where Muhammad was born. religious place |
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| Muhammad migrates to Medina |
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| Repitition of Creed. Daily prayer(5x facing Mecca, washing beforehand, men and women seperate). Almsgiving(2.5%). Fasting. Pilgrimage. |
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| creatures between humans and angels created from fire. some good some evil. |
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| leader of evil Jinn. Devil |
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| struggle in the path of God |
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| traditionalists. 85 percent of all muslims. |
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| Shafi'ites,liberal and Hanabalites,conservative |
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| Mystical element and the Sufi's |
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