Quiz One Flashcards
1
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Where Have We Learned Religion Before?
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- Institutions
- History
- Philosophy
- Sociology (the study of people in groups)
- Media
- Language
- English/Literature
2
Q
Sui generis
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Of its own kind
3
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Antediluvian
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Old (meaning: before the flood)
4
Q
Myth
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a story in which the truth is not relevant
5
Q
Sacred Legitimation
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when you locate social structures within the context of religion
6
Q
abstraction
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basic patterns (ideas rather than events)
7
Q
The Four Things All Religions Share
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- Rituals
- Myths
- Symbols
- Followers
8
Q
Religion
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from: religare
meaning: to bind, tie back
9
Q
Opium
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numbs pain
10
Q
BCE
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before common error
11
Q
Marx
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defines religion as “the opium of the masses” meaning that the purpose of religion is to ease pain
12
Q
Otto
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“Idea of the Holy” or “mysterium tremendum” aka religion is when you have that thing
13
Q
Albanese
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creed, cultus, code, community (4 c’s) aka if something contains all 4 it will be a religion
14
Q
Functional Definition
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Does
15
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Substantive Def.
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Is
