RELG 103 TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE
Animism (pg 36) - Answers -belief in an inner soul that gives life and identity to living
things and emphasizes rituals in which humans interact with other souls (indigenous
religions)
Emile Durkheim (pg 48) - Answers -(1858 to 1917) french sociologist argued that
totemism points to a key feature in all religious life. the sacred totem that gives the
group a singular focus and by extension stands for the group itself. a common symbol
brings unity
Karl Marx (pg 28-30) - Answers -(1818 to 1883) german socialist who believed that
scientific laws of social development that guide the progressive unfolding of history
rather than the will of God as the directing force of history
Syncretism (pg 57) - Answers -the weaving together of alien and indigenous beliefs and
practices: or the combining of elements from different practices to create a new religion
Heresy/Heretic (pg 31) - Answers -from the Greek term meaning "choice", came to be
used as a negative term for choosing to believe doctrines viewed as erroneous by those
who consider themselves to be "more orthodox" ----- in our post modern world every
religious person becomes a heretic, that is, one who is not simply born into a given
religion or identity but must choose it even if it is only to choose to retain the identity
offered by the circumstances of his or her birth
Indigenous Religions (pg 35 to 65) - Answers -ethnic groups whose ties to their land
goes back a millennium or ever longer, their lifestyles have been drastically altered due
to outsiders, each have a unique cosmology (mythological account of the world's
creation)
The Yoruba - Answers -are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria,
as well as southern and central Benin. Together, these regions are known as
Yorubaland, known for their terra cota and bronze works
Orishas - Answers -the emissaries of Olodumare or God almighty. They rule over the
forces of nature and the endeavors of humanity, the deities of the Yoruba people in
Nigeria
The Hopi (video) - Answers -"people of peace", Aribi is the oldest settlement in the
U.S., upholding their own religious beliefs despite pressure of the white men, 1000
square miles in Arizona on mesas, divided society between traditional and
nontraditional Hopi practices, three groups: visionless (hope way is the only way)
progressive (assimilate into white culture) in-between (some white and Hopi), Taoa "the
creator" of the world in Hopi belief, titles of trusteeship found on the rock layers, Aribi is
a pale reflection of what it used to be but it has spiritual importance, value spiritual over
Animism (pg 36) - Answers -belief in an inner soul that gives life and identity to living
things and emphasizes rituals in which humans interact with other souls (indigenous
religions)
Emile Durkheim (pg 48) - Answers -(1858 to 1917) french sociologist argued that
totemism points to a key feature in all religious life. the sacred totem that gives the
group a singular focus and by extension stands for the group itself. a common symbol
brings unity
Karl Marx (pg 28-30) - Answers -(1818 to 1883) german socialist who believed that
scientific laws of social development that guide the progressive unfolding of history
rather than the will of God as the directing force of history
Syncretism (pg 57) - Answers -the weaving together of alien and indigenous beliefs and
practices: or the combining of elements from different practices to create a new religion
Heresy/Heretic (pg 31) - Answers -from the Greek term meaning "choice", came to be
used as a negative term for choosing to believe doctrines viewed as erroneous by those
who consider themselves to be "more orthodox" ----- in our post modern world every
religious person becomes a heretic, that is, one who is not simply born into a given
religion or identity but must choose it even if it is only to choose to retain the identity
offered by the circumstances of his or her birth
Indigenous Religions (pg 35 to 65) - Answers -ethnic groups whose ties to their land
goes back a millennium or ever longer, their lifestyles have been drastically altered due
to outsiders, each have a unique cosmology (mythological account of the world's
creation)
The Yoruba - Answers -are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria,
as well as southern and central Benin. Together, these regions are known as
Yorubaland, known for their terra cota and bronze works
Orishas - Answers -the emissaries of Olodumare or God almighty. They rule over the
forces of nature and the endeavors of humanity, the deities of the Yoruba people in
Nigeria
The Hopi (video) - Answers -"people of peace", Aribi is the oldest settlement in the
U.S., upholding their own religious beliefs despite pressure of the white men, 1000
square miles in Arizona on mesas, divided society between traditional and
nontraditional Hopi practices, three groups: visionless (hope way is the only way)
progressive (assimilate into white culture) in-between (some white and Hopi), Taoa "the
creator" of the world in Hopi belief, titles of trusteeship found on the rock layers, Aribi is
a pale reflection of what it used to be but it has spiritual importance, value spiritual over
