irk Flashcards
1
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Creation stories of the world.
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Cosmic Myths
2
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The process by which a cultural group of people explains there origins as related to a common ancestor, often known as a founding father.
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Ethnogenesis
3
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A myth that explains the beginnings of a city.
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Founding myth
4
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The worship of one god who is usually omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.
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Monotheism
5
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Stories of the interactions between humans and deities.
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Pagan myths
6
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The worship of more than one god
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Polytheism
7
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Explanations of things in nature, such as volcanoes and lightning.
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Primitive myths
8
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The main Eastern and Western religions: Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam
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Sacred myths
9
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Scientific hypotheses. The theory that the world was flat once a scientific myth.
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Scientific myths
