Systems of doctrines proclaimed to be absolutely true that lie beyond the domain one's personal experiences are called___________.
What is dogma.
100
One aspect that all indigenous religions have in common as a result of the lack of literacy.
What is orality.
100
A set of imaginary lines on the globe, running west to east. An example is the equator. Also called parallels.
What is latitude.
100
The process of adapting traits from another culture.
What is diffusion.
100
The belief that there is no deity.
What is atheism.
200
An encounter with the Unseen Reality. (Many different names.)
What is enlightenment, realization, gnosis, etc.
200
A person who acts as a mediator between the physical and spiritual worlds for the purpose of healing, conversing with ancestors, communicating with animals, or controlling the weather.
What is a shaman.
200
The theory that continents shift their positions due to the movement of the tectonic plates they ride.
What is continental drift theory.
200
Type of government in which some powers are given to the national government and others are reserved for the states.
What is a federal system.
200
The discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
What is comparative religion.
300
The three categories of theories that explain the existence of religion are materialist, functionalist, and ________.
What is faith.
300
The place where spirits reside before and after their material existence.
What is Dreamtime.
300
Windblown deposits of mineral-rich dust and silt.
What is loess.
300
The most extreme form of dictatorship.
What is totalitarian.
300
Growing religious orthodoxy and liberalism are a result of__________.
What is globalization.
400
The view that sacred reality is present IN THE WORLD as opposed to outside the material universe.
What is immanent.
400
*Daily Double*
An activity in which a person opens himself/herself to contact with the spirit world. HINT: Many indigenous peoples separate pubescent boys and girls from the group to undertake a physical and spiritual challenge in order to initiate them into adulthood.
What is a vision quest.
400
The type of precipitation that results from warm, moist air passing over high land forms.
What is Orographic Precipitation.
400
*Daily Double*
An economic system in which the state owns basic industries but allows private ownership (also called a mixed economy). HINT: Many Scandinavian countries have this type of economic system.
What is socialism.
400
The realm of the worldly as opposed to the realm that is beyond perception.
What is the profane.
500
A religion that views believers of other faiths as "nonbelievers" or "pagans" is characterized as__________.
What is exclusivist.
500
The perception of the total universe beyond the senses.
What is mysticism.
500
The term for patterns of weather that an area typically experiences over a long period of time.
What is climate.
500
The type of farming in which crops and livestock are raised to sell in the market.
What is commercial farming.
500
Religious actions that are predictable and repeated rather than spontaneous.