Vocab Terms 1/2 Flashcards
Agnosticism
Belief if there is anything beyond life, impossible for humans to know
Atheism
Non belief in anything
Dogma
System of beliefs in a religion
Fundamentalism
Strict following a set of principles
Heretic
Member of a religion whose views r unacceptably to orthodoxy
Immanent
Present in creation
Incarnation
Physical embodiment of the divine
Monotheism
Concept that there is no god
Mystic
One who values inner spiritual experience
Non theistic
Not having belief in god(s)
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Liberals
Member of religion, more flexible approach to traditions
Orthodox
Member of religion, strict follower
Theistic
Believing in god(s)
Transcendent
Existing outside the material universe
Animism
Attributing soul to objects/animals/plants
Haudenosaunee
People of longhouse/ known as Iroquois
Potlatch
Gift giving feast on special occasions
Powwow
Gathering of aboriginal people w ritual dances/drumming/chanting
Residential schools
Boarding schools for native Canadian. 1870-1990
Remove kids from families/culutre
Kids physically/emotionally/sexually abused
Shaman
Medicine man/woman
Spiritual leader who can communicate w the spirit world
Smudging ceremony
Purification ritual
Burning/drawing sweet grass over body
Sun dance
Ceremony practiced by many tribes
Hooks r placed in the flesh as symbolic sacrifie to the creator
Sweatlodge
Purification ritual involving heated/sauna tent/hut
Vision quest
Process of purifying/fasting in order to be sensitibe to visions/voices
Wampum
A belt of coloured beads used for treat/speaking well in public
