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Orthodox

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Most traditional branch of Judaism

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Example of orthodox

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  • Use the Hebrew language during worship services
  • Separates men and women
  • Follows strict rules about not working on the Sabbath
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Conservative

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Mixture of traditional practices and modernized practices (Judaism)

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Example of conservative

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  • Mostly uses the Hebrew language during worship services
  • Allows men and women to sit together
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Reform

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Most modernized branch of Judaism

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Examples of reform

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  • Uses local languages during worship services
  • Allows men and women to sit together
  • Does not follow strict rules about not working on the Sabbath
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Clothing

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Orthodox Jewish women are required to cover most of their body in public

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Hair covering

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Married orthodox women are required to cover hair in public

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Mehitzah

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Barrier that separates men and women in an orthodox worship service

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Minyan

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Minimum number of people needed to have Jewish worship service. In orthodox Judaism women do not count as part of the minyan

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Women rabbis

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First official women rabbi was in the reform branch in the 1970’s

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Jewish feminism

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Jewish feminist argue that Jewish women need more leadership opportunities and need more midrash featuring powerful women

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Midrash

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Creative interpretation of the Jewish Bible

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Hijab

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Means cover. It refers to Muslim women’s modest clothing which is worn to cover private parts of their body from being seen by the public

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Qur’an: variety in interpretation

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Muslims disagree weather the Qur’an identifies hair as a private part, which women need to cover in public

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Pre-Islamic Arab

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Upper class women covered their hair as a symbol of personal dignity

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Burqa

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Covers a Muslim women’s entire body and face

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Reasons for covering

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Muslim women might cover their hair in public because…
- they are required by their government or family members
-they believe it is a way to honor God
-want to display their identity as a Muslim

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Leadership in the Salat

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Traditionally a women is not allowed to lead a salat if a man is praying

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Place in mosque

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If women pray in a mosque, traditionally they must be behind the men or in a separate room

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Polygamy

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According to the Qur’an a man is allowed to have up to 4 wives if he treats them equally

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Common disapproval

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Although it’s allowed in the Qur’an many Muslims disapprove of polygamy

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Divorce by repudiation

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This is the traditional Islamic practice after a man says “I divorce you” 3 times, the divorce is final

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Islamic feminism

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Islamic feminists argue that because the Qur’an reflects its 7th century arabin context, it should be re-interpreted to give more rights/equality to women

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Vajrayana Buddhism

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Branch that has been mostly followed in Tibet

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Tantrism

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This part of Vajrayana features practices which involve the union of female and masculine principles

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Lama

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Vajrayana religious leader

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Vajra

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metal object, shaped like a lightning bolt used in Vajrayana rituals

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Prayer wheel

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This object contains written prayers and is turned to produce good karma, popular in Vajrayana

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Mandala

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Art form used in meditation, it symbolizes harmony between human world and spiritual world, popular in Vajrayana

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Mudra

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symbolic hand gesture, images of Buddha’s communicate Buddha’s principles through mudra

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Enso

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Circle which symbolizes emptiness, popular in Zen Buddhism

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Idolatry (Judaism)

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Worshipping someone/something other than God. their have not been many Jewish visual artists because concern that art promotes idolatry

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Icon (Christianity: Orthodox)

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Image of Jesus or saint, which is used in orthodox worship

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Iconoclastic Controversy (Christianity: Orthodox)

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orthodox leaders trying to end the use of icons because concern about idolatry

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Crucifix (Christianity: Roman Catholic)

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A cross with an image of Jesus on it

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Stations of the Cross (Christianity: Roman Catholic)

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Serious of images showing Jesus’s final days on earth, it encourages personal imitation of Jesus

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Ulrich Zwingli (Christianity: Protestant)

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He was a leader who removed all art from his churches because concerned about idolatry

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Shia Islam (Art in Islam)

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About 10% of Muslims follow this branch of Islam, the other 90% follow Sunni Islam, the country with the largest Shia population is Iran

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Death of Muhammad

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After Muhammad died, Muslims disagreed about who should become the next leader of Islam

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Ali

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First Shia Muslim believed the next leader of Islam should be Ali because he was a member of Muhammad’s family

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Aniconism

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avoiding images of spiritual beings and human beings. It is an important principle for many Muslims

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Images of prophets

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Sunni Islam does not allow visual images of prophets, such as Muhamad . Shia Islam encourages visual images of prophets

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Images of heaven

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Heaven displayed as a beautiful garden is a popular image in Islamic art

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Calligraphy

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Beautiful writing, especially verse’s from the Qur’an is a popular Islamic art form

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Cantillation

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Musical chanting of the Jewish Bible or Jewish prayers

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Nigunim

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Fast joyful music which uses non-sense sounds instead of words, its popular in Hasidic Judaism

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Hasidic Judaism

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This branch of Judaism emphasizes separation of the outside world and emphasizes the belief that God is everywhere

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Klezmer

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Traditional Jewish music was originally performed at wedding celebrations

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Hip hop (Judaism)

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Often challenges Jewish stereotypes by expressing pride in Jewish identity

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Gregorian Chant

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This music was popular in Catholic churches for many centuries

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Pope Gregory

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The word Gregorian refers to Pope Gregory who used this music to ignite Catholic churches

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Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)

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A large gathering of Catholic leaders during the 1960’s

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Goal of Second Vatican Council

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Modernize the Catholic church, based this modernization on ideas found in early Christian sources

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Changes involving music

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Second Vatican Council encourages the use of local languages instead of only Latin, encouraged the use of musical instruments in addition to the organ, encourages singing by the entire congregation

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Larry Norman

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Founder of Christian rock, tried to persuade Christians that rock is an expectable type of music

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Type of music

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some Christians have believed that rock is an evil Satanic type of music

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Quality of music

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Christian rock has been criticized for having poor music quality compared to main stream rock

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Beliefs about music

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Many Muslims believe they can not listen to music, many other Muslim’s believe they can listen to music but not if it includes musical instruments

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Hadith

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This set of book’s describes the prophet Muhamad teaches and actions. Many Muslim’s believe the Hadith does not allow listening to music or instruments

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Hip hop (Islam)

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Islamic hip hop often challenges islamophobia by expressing pride in Muslim identity

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Sufism

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Interpretation of Islam. It emphasizes receiving and sharing God’s love. It emphasizes a close, personal relationship with God

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Dhikr

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Repetitive practice such as chanting or spinning to help Sufis become closer to God

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Qawwali

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A popular type of music in Sufism

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Lyrics

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Praise God or honor Muhamad

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