Islam
The mystical tradition of Islam.
What is Sufism?
The meaning of the word "gnosis."
What is knowledge?
Circumcision was the result of a _______ between God and Abraham.
What is a covenant?
A sacred drink made from the sour, milky juice, of the soma plant.
What is haoma?
Spiritual forces like angels and gods.
What are kami?
This means faith, trust, and a personal sense of well-being in God’s providential care, mercy, and justice.
What is Iman?
Group that believed that Jesus introduced them to secret knowledge.
Who are the Gnostics?
A religious ceremony originating within Reconstructionist Judaism that highlights a milestone age for girls.
What is the bat mitzvah?
Founder of Zoroastrainism.
Who is Zarathustra?
Place where kami dwell.
What is jinja?
Who are Sunnis and Shi'as?
Belief that the world is ending soon.
What is apocalyptic?
Another name for the Hebrew Bible primarily used by Jews.
What is the TANAKH?
A ritual that involves the tying and untying of a cord during prayer.
What is the Kusti Ritual?
The main sanctuary where kami resides that is off-limits to the general public.
What is Honden?
Prophet credited with predicting the coming of The Prophet Muhammad.
Who is Jesus?
The view that Jesus and God were not of the same substance.
What is Arianism?
J, D, E, & P sources.
What is the documentary hypothesis?
If this dies out, it is considered a catastrophe.
What is fire?
Restoration of the Meiji Emperor led to the establishment of this.
What is State Shinto?
Theoretical & systemic aspect of Islamic law.
What is fiqh?
Theory that states that God’s grace is available to all & humans have the free will to accept or reject it.
What is Arminianism?
Important figure in Kabbalah.
Who is Isaac Luria?
In Zoroastrian cosmology, Asha is opposed by this force.
What is druj?
These two religions often form the ethical basis of Shinto belief and practice.
What are Buddhism and Confuscianism?