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56 Cards in this Set
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Animism (basic religion) |
Everything has a soul |
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Magic (basic religion) |
Controlling nature |
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Divination (basic religion) |
Information in nature |
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Taboo (basic religion)
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Things you should not do |
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Totemism (basic religion)
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Feeling of kinship a tribe has with another living being, usually an animal
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Myth (basic religion)
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Sacred stories |
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Rites of Passage (basic religion)
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Life stage rituals |
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Ancestor Veneration(basic religion) |
Ancestor Worship |
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Mother Earth (Native American)
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Source of life
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Great Spirit(Native American)
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High God Concept |
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Vision Quest(Native American) |
Coming of age rite
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Native American Church(Native American)
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Convergence of Christianity and Native American Religion |
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Sun Dance(Native American)
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Important Summer Celebration
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High God (African Religion)
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Supreme creator
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Jok (African Religion) |
evil spirits (more dangerous than evil)
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Yoruba(African Religion) |
Nigerian Tribe
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Nuer(African Religion) |
Another large tribe
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Ajwaka(African Religion) |
Healing (verb, 'to heal')
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Voodoo(African Religion) |
Hybrid of African Religions; magical
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Varna (Hindu Religion) |
Caste system
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Bakti(Hindu Religion) |
Devotion
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Dharma(Hindu Religion) |
Law
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Vedas(Hindu Religion) |
Holy Text/Scripture (early collections)
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Trimurti (Hindu Religion) |
Trinity (Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu)
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Aryan(Hindu Religion) |
Noble Ones (1st people in the Hindus Valley)
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Upanishads(Hindu Religion) |
Commentary holy text (later collection)
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Ahimsa(Hindu Religion) |
Non-violence
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Tirthankara (Jainism) |
Bridgebuilder (prophet)
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Moksha(Jainism) |
Release from the material world
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Jiva(Jainism) |
Soul |
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Ajiva(Jainism) |
Matter (not soul) |
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Svetanbara(Jainism) |
White-Clad (liberal) |
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Digambara(Jainism) |
Skyclad (conservative) |
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Mahavira(Jainism) |
Creator of Jainism
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Buddha (Buddhist) |
Enlightened One (A title) |
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Sangha(Buddhist) |
Monks |
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Dharma(Buddhist) |
Buddha's teachings |
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Nirvana(Buddhist) |
Blowing Out of consciousness |
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Theravada |
Elders (tradition of the elders) - Thin Buddha (conservative) |
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Mahayana(Buddhist) |
Great Vehicle (more liberal) - Fat Buddha |
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Anatman(Buddhist) |
Non-soul (material things) |
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Atman(Buddhist) |
Soul |
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Arhat(Buddhist) |
Saint |
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Bodhisattva(Buddhist) |
Destined to be Buddha |
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Granth (Sikhism) |
Sacred Text. Written in Punjabi (Now 'Guru'the text is the teacher, thanks to Singh.) |
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Singhs(Sikhism) |
Thewarrior class, order of the Singhs |
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Udasis(Sikhism) |
Theorder of Monks |
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Sahajdharis(Sikhism) |
Conservative/traditionalist |
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Ancestor Veneration (Chinese Religions) |
Obligation to worship the dead |
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Filial Piety(Chinese Religions) |
The respect given to older members of society
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Yin(Chinese Religions) |
Feminine qualities of the Universe |
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Yang(Chinese Religions) |
Masculine qualities of the Universe
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Li(Chinese Religions) |
Ritual |
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Shang Ti(Chinese Religions) |
God, previously the patron ancestor of the Shang Dynasty |
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Tao(Chinese Religions) |
The way of nature |
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Falun Dafa(Chinese Religions) |
Law Wheel Practices
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