Religion exam 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Religion is a system of... | symbols, myths, rituals, ethics and doctrines for the expression of ultimate relevence |
Empirical Method | method based on objective and precise observation |
Science vs Religion Knowledge from: | science: observation religion: revelation |
Science vs Religion Focus on: | science: object(ive) religion: subject(ive) |
Science vs Religion Form of meaning: | science: cognition religion: relevence |
Science vs Religion Truth: | science: validity religion: value |
Utilitarian | practical and instrumental value. such as brushing teeth |
symbol | used to represent something. typically in religion |
Myth | story about the past told to express values. doesnt have to be historically accurate |
Ritual | formalized actions that dramatize religious symbols -repeated to continue contact with ultimate or social reasons |
Magic | An attempt to manipulate spirits and spiritual forces |
Science vs. Religion Form of meaning | science: cognition religion: relevence |
Henotheism | one diety most worthy of worship (other dietys are acknowleged) |
monolatry | worship one diety |
humanism | humans are basically good and can work out their own salvation |
pantheism | everything is god |
deism | impersonal diety not active |
theism | personal diety active |
secular | us government |
theocracy | religiousleaders run government |
fundamentalists | ppl strict about their religon |
hermeneutics | interpretation of documents (hermits, lol) |
Science vs. Religion Past | science: history religion: myth |
Smart's 7 dimension | fasf |
Shaman | exorcism, healing, finding game, making rain, guiding souls found in tribal cultures |
Priest | performs regular rituals, sacrifices found in christian religions, ancient civilizations, hebrews |
prophet | speaks will of God |
Pascals wager | God exists vs does not exist wager |
Theologians ... | attempt to use rational elaboration to explain religion |
cosmological argument | everything is caused by something else |
teleological argument | design argument (watchmaker theory) |
theodicy | the problem of evil |
omnipotent | all powerful (potent/strong) |
omniscient | all knowing (all -science) |
Omnibenevolent | all-good (beneficient) |
prehistoric | before writing |
tribal | social organization of hunters and gatherers |
sacred | holy things |
profane | not sacred, average |
exorcism | cast out evil spirits |
sacrifice | to give to the spirits |
high god | god in the sky creator who is now inactive |
divination | predicting the future |
megaliths | stone ritual centers |
tricksters | clever figures in myths |
Aborgines | aborgine=native Australia leader: shaman High god, animism, Dreamtime, totemism puberty rituals |
Inuits (Eskimos) | very odd feared menstrual blood shared women violent myths occupied with survival didnt eat land and water animals in same day very strange -lived in Arctic -had shaman, afterlife, underworld, animism, creation |
Native americans | one holy force tied in with nature -believed in animal realm and human realm -dont mistreat world in spring, like mistreating pregnant mother -shaman high god, respected animals and nature, tricksters creation, peyote , relevations, Ghost dance, visi |
Celts | celtic priest-druid western europe megaliths, similiar to rome sacrafice |
Teutons | north europe (germany) Vikings pantheon, apocalypic, hell, tricksters |
africans | witch doctor, myths about God being very personal and then leaving, ghosts, puberty rituals such as clitorectony :( |
Ainu | North japan, Hokkaido shaman, bear sacrifice, animism |
polynesians | polynesia, Pacific |
Smarts 7 dimension | RITUALS DOCTRINES MYTHS ETHICS MATERIAL EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL |
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