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It is defined as relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

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Spiritual

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This kind of person is someone who believes in a god or group of gods and consciously adheres to the beliefs of his/her religion.

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A religious person

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This person places little importance on beliefs and traditions and is most concerned with growing and experiencing the Divine.

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A spiritual person

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This is the belief that believes in God who is omnipotent and omniscient, someone who is a living presence in our hearts.

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Spirituality.

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This can be broadly understood as a method to develop concentration, deepen understanding and insight, and cultivate awareness and compassion.

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Contemplative practice

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What are the examples of contemplative practice?

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Meditation
Prayer
Yoga
Journaling

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A mental exercise fort the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness.

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Meditation

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A spiritual communion with God (or an object of worship). As in:
Supplication, Thanksgiving, Adoration or Confession

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Prayer

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A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline
Hindu philosophy:
Suppression of all mind and body activity
Western philosophy:
A system of physical postures

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Yoga

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Consists of writing during difficult times which helps you become more aware of your inner life and feel more connected to your experience and the world around you

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Journaling

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It is define as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power , especially a God or gods

It is best understood as a systematic attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal or object

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Religion

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in 1990, he conducted a research which posited a theory on why people are attracted to religion.

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Steven Reiss

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What are the 16 basic desires that humans share?

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  1. Acceptance
  2. Curiosity
  3. Eating
  4. Family
  5. Honor
  6. Idealism
  7. Independence
  8. Order
  9. Physical Activity
  10. Power
  11. Romance
  12. Saving
  13. Social Contact
  14. Status
  15. Tranquility
  16. Vengeance
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These provide people with certain ways of thinking to help them cope with ultimate questions that cannot be explained in any other way.

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Religious beliefs

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What are the 4 dimensions that sociologists noted in Religion?

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  1. Belief
  2. Ritual
  3. Spiritual experience
  4. Unique social forms of community
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these are a generalized system of ideas and values that shape how members of a religious group come to understand the world around them

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religious beliefs

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these are the repeated physical gestures or activities, such as prayers and mantras, used to reinforce religious teachings, illicit spiritual feelings, and connect worshipers with a higher power

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Rituals

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this ritual marks, a persons transition from one stage of life to another

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Rite of passage

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A feeling of immediate connection with a higher power

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Spiritual experience

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He said “to one who has faith, no explanation is necessary to one without faith, no explanation as possible”

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Saint Thomas Aquinas

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she emphasized that religious beliefs and practices unite in one single community, called a church, and all those who adhere to them

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Emilie Durkheim (1915-1964)

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This religion believes in multiple gods, which is Polytheism

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Hinduism, ancient Greeks and Romans

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this religion practices monotheism

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Judaism Islam, and Christianity

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these religions, practice, Antheism they do not believe in any deity

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Atheism Buddhism Taoism

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these religions practice animism they do not believe in human beings

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indigenous nature worship, Shinto

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What are the five major religions?

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism

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this religion encompasses, the religion, philosophy, and culture of the Jewish people they believe in one transcendent God,

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Judaism

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what is the sacred text of Judaism?

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Torah

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This religion is an Abra Hamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who served as the focal point of the Christian faith

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Christianity

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The word of God is written, and is considered as the holy and sacred text

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The Bible

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The religious faith of Muslims, who worship Allah as the sole deity, and believes Muhammad is his prophet

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Islam

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What is the holy scripture of Islam?

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Koran

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this is considered the world’s oldest religion, and combines the beliefs, philosophy and cultural practices of India

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Hinduism

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Who is the one supreme god in Hinduism?

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Brahman

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this religion refers to the teachings of Gautama Buddha. Buddha was originally a follower of the Hindu faith who experienced enlightenment.

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Buddhism

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this was the term which explained Buddha’s enlightenment, and was said to be awakened to the truth of the world or the Dharma

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Bohdi

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In pre-colonial Philippines, our ancestors looked up to this individual who is described as a priestess or shaman, and acted as a healrh, spiritual leader, and medium

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babaylan

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The attribution of a soul to plants in animate objects and natural phenomena

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Animism

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She is an anthropologist who made a pioneering study on the primeval Visayan concept of “dungan”

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Alicia P. Magos

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A life force that resides in the human body and provides the essence of life

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Dungan

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Said to be responsible for the heart’s ability to beat. Known as the breath of life

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Ginhawa

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A ceremony or action performed in a customary way

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Rituals

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A formal act or ritual performed in observation of an event or anniversary often said by custom or traditions

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Ceremony

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What are the three general approaches the theories about the nature and origin of rituals?

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  1. Origin Approach
  2. Functional Approach
  3. History of religions approach
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this approach explains ritual behavior in terms of individual and social needs

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Functional approach

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this approach, who is the view that ritual behavior is an expression of the sacred; it is how humans connect with the transcendental realm

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History of religions approach

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The premise of this approach is that virtual behavior was part of human evolution. This approach was considered the earliest form to explain ritual.

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Origin approach

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what are the four classifications of rituals?

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  1. Imitative
  2. Positive and Negative
  3. Sacrificial
  4. Life crisis
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This kind of ritual is patterned after myths

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Imitative rituals

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These rituals are seen as the earliest forms of religion. An offering to a higher being

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Sacrificial Rituals

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This ritual is the transition of one mode or stage of life to the other

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Life crisis ritual

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