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Babylonian Captivity

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the kingdom of judah got captured by Babylonians because they didn’t listen to God telling them not to sacrifice children. THEN the Babylonians get captured and set Judah free from captivity.

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Bodhisattva

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People qualified to enter nirvana, but remain on this plane to help others.

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Bourgeoise

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Class of individuals who primarily rule through ideology, and social elites, own the means of production, the ability to control the capital, and are exploiters of labor.

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Buhhda

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Deserted his family, first to find enlightenment. Present moment & acceptance.

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Confirmation

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Commitment part of baptism

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Eliade

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Against reductionism, like phenomenology. Big idea: sacred and profane.

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Exorcism

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worthy of exorcism if: 1. Superhuman strength, 2. Fluency in the ancient language, 3. Knowledge of private matters.

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Freud

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The Father of psychoanalysis, unconscious brain, and the superego, claimed religion was like neurosis.

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Girard

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The sacred and violence are inseparable. Discovered mimetic desire.

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Heirophany

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manifestation of the dine, and awareness of the sacred.

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Jesus Christ

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son of god, promised messiah, the only path for gentiles to the one god.

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Jinn

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Created by the god of fire, dwell in abandoned places. Main part of the Islamic religion. Some good, neutral, and bad, Muslims.

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Kabbalah

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From Judaism, new age, open to anyone mystical, self-help.

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Last rites

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Priests administer accommodation of soul to god. Helps resist satan and temptations

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Liminality

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Period of transition in separation, transition and resegregation.

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Lord Yama

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Lord of death in Hinduism

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Lumpen-proletariat

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The under-class of individuals who lack consciousness are drug dealers, drug addicts, and criminals.

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Moksha

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Represents the liberation for the Samsara (reality, circle of birth and death)

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Office of the dead

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Recited at funeral mass and death anniversary

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Oral Torah

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preserved by literacy and learning, used to explain the torah (important!)

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Phenomenology

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used against reductionism, bracketing belief of supernatural powers, and insistent on using empathy to enter into experiences and intentions of religious partners.

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Profane

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The realm of everyday events and activities.

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Proletariat

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Class of individuals who are wage earners, only own their labor (bodies of instruments)

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Rites of passage

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marks transition from one stage of social life to another. Argues that the sacred is not absolute but relative to particular circumstances.

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Sacred
everyone has a concept of the sacred, first dates meaningful events
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Smart
creator of the phenomenological method. Said to be the best way to avoid reductionism and advocacy
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Sociology
Some concepts cannot be quantified. Problem with using for religion illiteracy and innumeracy
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Sola Scriptura
It is problematic to only use the bible as a guide to life.
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Soul sleep
When we die, we remain in our graves until judgment
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Sunni
removal of all western ideologists is their #1 priority.
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Ultimate concern
A concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of the meaning of life.
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Weber
sociologist methodist, connecting ideal-types to capitalism.
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Wohpe
White buffalo calf women/ Buffalo woman (killed man who tried to rape her)
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Nation of islam
spread by Malcolm x literal English interpretation of the Quran, no Hadith Beliefs: - Blacks were the first people to be created - whites rebellion after being created, made them into blue eye devils, whose only goal was to destroy black race - white Americans can be saved by converting to islam
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Saint Pual
non-Jewish Christianity survives because of him had Roman citizenship disciple of Gamaliel saw Jesus on the way to Demosas and then converted to Christianity. Creates Pauline Christianity and writes most accounts of the era. Incredibly important
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Theravada
Buddhists who advocate the ascetic life to attain enlightenment
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Punishment of the grave
when you die, you'll feel every aspect of decay
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Chinese Exclusion Acts
Chinese are not allowed in the United states. Just didn't want chinese.
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Christian anthropology
catholic notion of how the human exists and is. Does Not accept transgenders. What sexuality is and how sexuality is portrayed publicly.
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Chrysanthemum
symbol for sun god (emperor of japan) shinto religion, in japan. gave warriors power to destroy enemies
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Chumash
first 5 books of the Torah with interpretation with it. And commentaries from historical rabbbis
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Doctors of the Church
peoples whose teachings are really important, answer important questions
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Essenes
first-century Judaism, monastic group. Believes the messiah is going to return. Existing same-time Sadducees and Pharisees. John the baptist and Jesus came from these people.
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Gentlemen's agreement of 1906
agreement between japan and united states regarding Japanese immigration to the mainland, could only go to Hawaii.
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Hadith
needed to understand the quran
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3 righteous kings of israel, when the messiah comes along will have attributes of these 3:
King Josiah, King Hezekiah, King david.
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Quranists
you shouldn't take any other part of the quran to influence your religion. Only the Quran has no hadith.
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Punishment of the grave
when you die, you'll feel every aspect of decay, islam
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Saladfi/wahhab
one of the branches of islam, not mainline, fundamentalist tallabain. Osama bin laden. Want to restore islam
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Saracen
people without sarah
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Surah
any chapter in the quran
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Talmud
part of the oral tradition, can't understand tanakh without this,
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Tanakh
Jewish bible
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The Destruction of the Second Temple
18 AD. romans sacked the temple, kill jews and send into exile
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The Liturgy of the hours
Prayer of the church, divine office
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The divine office
Liturgy of the hours, 9 prayers a day
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The kingdom of Israel(Northern Kingdom)
taken in captivity
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The kingdom of Judah(southern Kingdom)
not taken into captivity.
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VIshnu
god of preservation in hindu well known deity
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Buffalo Bull Ceremony
rite of passage for women's puberty. Have to fulfill rituals or won't be considered a woman. Throws ball at end.
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Angel Gabriel
tied to Islam and Christianity, find in Islam. Through the angel Gabriel that the Quran is giving to Muhammad
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Arabic
sacred language language of islam
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Hebrew
Israel and Jews. Maimonides wrote in Hebrew
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Isaac
son of Abraham
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Ishmael
prophet mahammad's traits lineage back to.
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Maimonides
Jewish philosopher and theologist
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Orientalism:
Idea created by the west regarding the near middle east asia, palestine islam.
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prothero
professor of religion
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Sadducees
Judaism, priests, destroyed.went to imperial governer wanting to kill Jesus.
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Saints
saints of Christianity, if ur Christian ur a saint, ex. st Thomas, Catherine
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The heights
Islam in the afterlife, the heights are the mountain range and great wall that separates heaven and hell
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Mahayana
those who advocate universal enlightenment
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Shia
don't get along with Sunni, Quran, family of the prophet
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Shinto (the way of gods)
Kami, holy or sacred, may also mean spirits or dieties. Ethics and Morality vs Purity and Fertility
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the Seven Sacraments:
Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Confession, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Last Rites.
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Naturalization act of 1790s
“free whites of good moral character can become u.s. Citizens”, AKA Hindus and Muslims cannot.
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nirvanna
Buddhist enlightenment
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Toe te ching quote (toasism)
"not to value goods which are hard to come by will keep them from theft"
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Smith quote (toaism)
"even the finest arms are an instrument of evil, and armies harvest is a waste of thorns"
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The Dhammapada quote (Buddhism)
"hasten to do good, refrain from evil, if you neglect good, evil can enter your mind"
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Smith wuote (buddism)
"Tanka is the force that disrupts our freedom from selflessness. this happens when we desire private fulfillment"
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The Bhagavad Gita wuote (hinduism)
"but if you do not participate in this battle against evil, you will incur sin, violating your dharma and your honor"
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Smith quote (hinduism)
"impulses that injure others must be curbed to avoid antaganism and remorse" (14)

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