Religions Final Flashcards
In Taoism, what does the concept of Wu Wei mean?
Pure Effectiveness or “going with the flow”
In the monistic tradition of Hinduism, what is one meaning for maya?
Refers to not perceiving reality as it really is, a condition that can be overcome through spiritual disciplines
In “The Horse Boy,” why did the last healer the family visited instruct the parents to make a drum for their son?
Because the boy was destined to become a healer or shaman in the future
In Hinduism, what is a Sannyasin?
A holy person that has renounced the material life in favor of seeking spiritual truth
The original teachings of the Buddha taught that humans did not possess souls (T/F)
True
What are the EARLIEST Christian writings?
Paul letters
What one answer most accurately contains traditional Indigenous views of the universe and the earth?
Indigenous people traditionally experience the world around them as alive with spiritual beings and non-human persons that demand that they participate and respond appropriately
What two realms were in constant contact and dialog in ancient Chinese religion?
Heaven & EArth
What one answer describes why so many Indigenous peoples use things like sweat lodges before partaking in rituals like vision quests or puberty ceremonies?
Doing so purifies the person’s mind of unnecessary thoughts and the body of impurities in order to make the person cleansed and receptive to new knowledge gained in other ceremonies
While many practicing Jews, Christians, and Muslims thank their God for their food at the dinner table, whom did many Indigenous people traditionally thank?
The spirit of the animal itself for having given its life
In Christianity, what does the Incarnation refer to?
The belief that God became human through Jesus
In Lakota, what does the phrase, Mitakuye Oyasin mean?
“All my relations or relatives”
What did the shamans attempt to heal the child of in the documentary. “The Horse Boy”
Autism
In the documentary, “The Horse Boy,” the mother begins dreaming of a female relative, who died mentally ill, smiling after the first healing ceremony. (T/F)
True
What TWO answers best explain why many early Europeans and non-Native peoples believed Indigenous peoples lacked religion?
- For early Europeans, true religion consisted of beliefs and practices and practices that closely resembled Christianity
- Unlike Europeans, Native peoples made no distinction between their everyday lives and their religious lives
What is the Atonement in Christianity?
Jesus suffering and death for the sins of the world
How is the Buddha looked upon in Mahayana Buddhism?
As a savior figure that came to help humanity by showing the way out of samsara and ignorance towards enlightenment
What is the name of your instructor for World Religions this semester?
Brady DeSanti
What is the largest tradition within Islam?
Sunnis
How might the concepts of “good” and “evil” be understood in Indigenous belief systems?
As “good” corresponding to balance and “evil” with imbalance
Which of the following did Confucius most emphasize in his teachings as part of his reform movement within ancient China?
Earth’s role and human relationships
What one answer best describes why shamans can be referred to as “Wounded Healers” in terms of the roles they play in their communities?
In becoming a shaman, many experience a profound ordeal or crisis in which they must overcome the spirits of disease and sickness in order to be able to help others
Many Native boys and girls go through an elaborate ceremony upon entering puberty and becoming adults to discover who they are and what their destinies are to be. what is this practice often referred to as?
Vision Quest
Islam teaches that Jesus was not crucified, that God spared him from a fate unfit for a prophet of God (T/F)
True
