REL 100 RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD ASU
Hinduism Questions And Answers
Deism ANS natural religion, belief in creator god, morel code given to guide the conduct of human beings,
and the promise of an afterlife. goal was peace.
Materialistic Perspective (Ludwig Feuerbach, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx) ANS religion is untrue, a
superstition.
Intellectualist Perspective (Edward Tylor, James Frazer) ANS religion is a form of knowledge, also untrue
Idealist or Faith Perspective (Rudolph Otto, Mircea Eliade) ANS true reflection of the sacred
Sacred vs. Profane ANS supernatural and physical
Functional Perspective (Emile Durkheim) ANS religion is useful. Emile Durkheim said religion is a glue
that holds a society together
Semiotic Perspective (Clifford Geertz) ANS religion is a system of symbols
Symbol ANS viewed as timeless
Myth ANS foundational stories, not necessarily untrue
How do the religions of the Middle east differ from the religions of South Asia and East Asia? ANS middle
east believed in monotheism south and east asia believed in polytheism
Ritual ANS beliefs are enacted and are made real through ceremonies
Ethics ANS rules about human behaviors are established
, agnosticism ANS existence of god can not be proven
animism ANS belief in spirits
atheism ANS deny existence of any god
dualism ANS existing in opposition to the nonmaterial world of the spirit
immanent ANS an energy or mysterious power
monotheism ANS one god
pantheism ANS the sacred is discoverable within the physical world
polytheism ANS many gods
transcendent ANS unlimited by the world and all ordinary reality
ahimsa ANS nonviolence
ashram ANS a spiritual community
atman ANS the spiritual essence of all individuals
avatar ANS an earthly embodiment of a deity or god
Bhagavad Gita ANS The Song of God; The Celestial Song —Part of the Mahabharata
bhakti ANS devotion to a deity or guru
Hinduism Questions And Answers
Deism ANS natural religion, belief in creator god, morel code given to guide the conduct of human beings,
and the promise of an afterlife. goal was peace.
Materialistic Perspective (Ludwig Feuerbach, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx) ANS religion is untrue, a
superstition.
Intellectualist Perspective (Edward Tylor, James Frazer) ANS religion is a form of knowledge, also untrue
Idealist or Faith Perspective (Rudolph Otto, Mircea Eliade) ANS true reflection of the sacred
Sacred vs. Profane ANS supernatural and physical
Functional Perspective (Emile Durkheim) ANS religion is useful. Emile Durkheim said religion is a glue
that holds a society together
Semiotic Perspective (Clifford Geertz) ANS religion is a system of symbols
Symbol ANS viewed as timeless
Myth ANS foundational stories, not necessarily untrue
How do the religions of the Middle east differ from the religions of South Asia and East Asia? ANS middle
east believed in monotheism south and east asia believed in polytheism
Ritual ANS beliefs are enacted and are made real through ceremonies
Ethics ANS rules about human behaviors are established
, agnosticism ANS existence of god can not be proven
animism ANS belief in spirits
atheism ANS deny existence of any god
dualism ANS existing in opposition to the nonmaterial world of the spirit
immanent ANS an energy or mysterious power
monotheism ANS one god
pantheism ANS the sacred is discoverable within the physical world
polytheism ANS many gods
transcendent ANS unlimited by the world and all ordinary reality
ahimsa ANS nonviolence
ashram ANS a spiritual community
atman ANS the spiritual essence of all individuals
avatar ANS an earthly embodiment of a deity or god
Bhagavad Gita ANS The Song of God; The Celestial Song —Part of the Mahabharata
bhakti ANS devotion to a deity or guru
