Theorists
Which of our theorist is described as a perennialist, and what does that mean?
Eliade
perennialist= The belief that there is an essential quality shared by all religions
Name two gnostic gospels
Thomas and Mary
Who is considered the father of monotheism?
and why
Abraham
the first covenant with God = circumcision
dharma means what?
duty
The vigil held over the baby to protect him/her from evil spirits (Lilith) the night before a brit/bris in Judaism is called what?
watch night
how does Bruce Lincoln describe the terms "maximalist" versus a "minimalist" ?
Maximalist believe that religion should permeate all aspects of society
Minimalist believe that restricts religion to a set of chiefly metaphysical concerns and restricts its activity and influence to specialized sphere
Enuma Elish is creation story from which civilization?
Babylonia
what was the name of the counsel that established that Jesus was both fully human and fully divine?
Counsel of Nicea
liberation from the process of life, death, and rebirth is called
moksha
This is a bond that a group forms during a liminal stage (named by Victor Turner)
communitas
What is Rosemary Ruether's take away theory for creation stories?
They act as blue prints for society
What are two important themes throughout the
1- Hebrew Bible? (themes)
2- Christianity (characterizations of Jesus)
3- Islam (Sura 7)
1.covenant and exile (judaism)
2. divinity and suffering (Jesus)
3. Modesty (sura 7)
Name the sacred texts for :
1- Judaism
2- Christianity
3- Islam
bonus
Hinduism
1- Hebrew Bible (Judaism)
2- New Testament Bible (Christianity)
3- Quran
4- Vedas
Define Samsara
The Hindu cycle of life, death, and rebirth that comprises human existence
Sam Gill focuses on the Hopi tribes rites of passage in which the Kachina gods are exposed to young children by ritual whipping to study what phenomena?
disenchantment
Eliane Pagels theory is interested in what? (what is her take way?)
Censorship
what was censored from the early Christian canon and what that tells us about early Christian values
what is a synoptic gospel, and tell me what they are:
Matthew, Mark, Luke
All use the same source of Mark
Name two differences in the creation stories put forth in Genesis
1- Order of Creation
2- Gender creation
3- conception of God
define Varnashramadarma
One’s social duties come from one’s caste and stage of life; therefore, everyone’s duty is specific to them
Give the four functions of ritual:
orients participant to specific time and place
orients participant to divine
connects participant to community (past and present)
uses body as an instrument
Eliade believes that humanity gains orientation through
cosmogonies
What are the different types of textual sources (3) please give an example based on what we have read in class.
1- primary (Quran)
2- secondary (theorist)
3- experiential (Bris/Hindu Cremation)
Name the Five Pillars of Islam
Shahadaha, Salat, zakat, sawm, Hajj
In Hinduism, the “true self” that is transmigrated (reincarnated) is called the
atman
Name Arnold Van Gennep's 3 stages of initiation rite rituals and give an example of how they show in a rite of passage
separation
transition
re-aggregation