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31 Cards in this Set
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Religion
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-faith/belief
-human behaviors -what people do? -sense of community |
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Young's Definition of Religion
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human transformation in response to perceived ultimacy
(human - we can observe each other/ transformation - you are going to change because of the ultimacy/ ultimate give you answers: moral code, purpose in life, who you are, where you're going, where you're from) |
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Sect
Religion Cult |
Luthern, Catholic
Christianity "deviation" - charismatic leader |
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Doctrine
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statement of belief
Ex. Apostle's Creed or 4 Noble Truths |
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Myth-as "real" stories
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function - give guidance, provide ethics, role model, reinforce gender roles
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Carl Jung
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Swiss; Behaviorist; introduced myths having archetypes
influenced Joseph Campbell who then influenced George Lucas |
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Archetypes
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-hero on a journey
-old man -shadow |
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Ethics
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No: stealing, killing, cannibalism, incest, lying, adultery
-they hurt people and are causes of societal disruption -keep society running smoothly |
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Ritual
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action that is repeated for the purpose of reinforcing belief tapping into "the ultimate"
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Hungry Ghosts come out
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Chinese believe on the 15th day of the 7th month what happens
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Western Beliefs
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-Monothestic
-Time is Linear -Role of Human is to serve God; created in the "image of God; finite -Role of Nature- "stewardship"; property/dominion -Exclusivity - yes |
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Eastern Beliefs
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-Time is Cyclical
-Role of Human is infinite; humans are "special"; very rare to be born human -Role of Nature- interconnected quality of life/interdependent -Exclusivity - no |
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18th Century Enlightenment
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science/rationality came about
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19th - 20th Century
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Karl Marx-economist
Sigmund Freud-psychologist |
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Karl Marx
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"religion is opiate of the masses"
-rich government |
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Sigmund Freud
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-Said religion is a coping device
-wrote "Future of an Illusion" and "Moses and Monotheism" |
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Why Religion Persists
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-gives comfort
-sense of belonging -natural -gives identity/structure -answers big questions/the unknown |
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Types of Religions
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-monotheism
-polytheism -heno -atheist -agnostic -animism (everything has a spirit) -immanent (god is here/Eastern) -transcendent (god is somewhere/mystical branch) |
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What did Freud say about religion?
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It is a coping device
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What is an architype?
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old man, hero on a journey, shadow
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atman
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eternal unchanging soul
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What is a doctrine?
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nicine creed
this is what we as ______ do |
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Karl Marx
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religion is the opiate of the people
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Founder of Buddhism
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Siddhartha Gautama
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4 Sights
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old man, sick man, dead man, monk
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4 Noble truths
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1.life is dukkha/suffering
2.dukkha/suffering is caused by tanha/desire/grasping 3.stop dukkha/suffering by stopping tanha/desire/grasping 4.follow the 8 fold path |
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6 Realms
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1.Devas (Gods)
2.Asuras (Titans) 3.Human 4.Animal 5.Hungry Ghost (preta) 6.Hell |
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3 Branches of Buddhism
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Mahayana, Theraveda, and Vajrayana
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What creates karma?
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intentions
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What is no self?
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anatman
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5 aggregates
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matter- feelings/sensations- perception, mental formation - consciousness form
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