Religious Studies Flashcards
Religion
A notoriously problematic, ambiguous word
Not a term we attempt a universal definition for
Why not?
Examples? Religion vs politics, Religion vs science, religion vs secular, spiritual vs worldly
“Religion” (divine, spiritual world, sacred, solemn, other-wordly, clerical, ministry)
“Non-religion”(mundane, material world, vulgar, fun,play, this-worldly, popular, commerce)
Where does it come from? Latin language or the word “religio”,
Early Meaning? Ceremonial obligations to the gods
1800’s “religion” becomes a generic western term
World religions
Origin of this term/concept? 1600s-1800s: Euro-western conception of world religions
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Heathonism/ paganism
Heathenism, paganism
Heathenism- belief or practice of the heathens, idolatry
Paganism is a large term that includes witchcraft (Wicca), Druidism (Celtic traditions), and Norse (Viking) rituals in Scandinavia. Neopaganism maintains spiritual practices outside of the major religions such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Spiritual, spirituality
“Spiritual”, “spirituality”
“More peaceful”, “metaphysical (the transcendent)”, “less formal”, “personal agency” (all choices are up to the individual)
SBNR-
-“Spiritual but not religious” (SBNR)
Somehow suggests that religion is a problem and spirituality might be the solution
Very individualistic
Sex, Gender
male, female, interest, Not a synonym for women, masculine, feminine; man, women,boy, girl
-category, classification, value, powers
-Gender and performance
-strictly “either/or” exclusionary problem
-Many people historically do not conform to such definitions
-e.g. Non-binary, gender-fluid, two spirits, transgender
Example: Scrub Daddy and Scrub Mommy
Gendering: assigning gender to certain objects
Scrub mommy is pink and scrub daddy is yellow
Misogyny-
It is a form of sexism that can keep women at a lower social status than men
Fear, hatred, mistrust of the female form. It’s the unfounded fear of the female body
Androcentrism
the male as a universal norm
Lilith
Lilith was a demon and connection to Adam
Izanami
Izanami is a Japanese creation goddess with the power to create land, trees, islands, and other gods.
However, when she became the goddess of the dead, she also gained the power of death and could command gods and spirits of the underworld
Mahaprajapati
Mahāpajāpatī was the foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt of the Buddha. In Buddhist tradition, she was the first woman to seek ordination for women, which she did from Gautama Buddha directly, and she became the first bhikkhuni
Patriarchy
male domination, ruled by male
-Disproportionately male control
Sexism
men were seen as the dominant species well women didn’t have control over anything. The women had no rights or say in anything
Crucifixion
method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death.
Communion
an act or instance of sharing. 2. a. capitalized : a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ’s death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ
