Quiz #1 Flashcards
a. an enthusiastic and possibly fanatic follower of a religion
b. comes from the Latin word devotus, meaning faithful
Devotee
a. a piece of jewelry or other small object that is thought to possess magical properties to endow its wearer with protection
Talisman
- a holy man or woman who acts as a medium or conduit between the physical world and the spiritual world
- experts in solving inter-species misunderstanding
Shaman
a. belief in more than one god
Polytheism
a. person who is sent to contact the spirits of the dead and other paranormal forces and to act as intermediary with the living
Medium
a. method of foretelling the future, either by reading specially designed artifacts (e.g. tarot cards) or interpreting omens in everyday life
Divination
a. a god or any other holy/sacred being
Deity
-influenced other religions on “good thoughts, words, deeds
-emphasized moral struggle (good vs. evil, order vs. chaos)
-Freedom of choice
-oldest living religion
-vultures eat their dead
AHURA MAZDA VS. AHRIMAN
Zoroastrianism
- distinctively chinese
- Worship of shens (deities or spirits)
- Influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism
Shenism
- Animistic and Polytheistic community
- DESIRE TO KEEP THE COSMOS IN BALANCE (so humans work with other beings
- lots of purification ceremonies
- Human blood letting puta :(
Meso-American Religion
- Famous for drugs, charot, peyote (a cactus with hallucinogenics
- the drugs, charot, peyote, is seen as a sacrament or source of profound spiritual experience
- “Comes from the creator’s heart” daw lol
Native American Church
- Respects everything because they’re all “persons”
- Expressed in gift-giving
Animism
- A U S S I E
- Dreaming is the foundation of law and love
- the Continual formation of all life (rule of living)
- A message of responsibility
Aboriginal Dreaming
- Similar with other African religions
- Oludumare (HIGH GOD) gives tasks to Orishas
- Drawing on the traditional past while embracing the future
- HEALTH, RESPECT, FULFILLMENT
Yoruba
Diaspora
Spread of people or culture from their ancestral home (if capital D)
