FINAL

What is believed to be the reason religion exists?

Why does religion exist?

What did E. B. Tylor believe religion was?

What did James Frazer, Scottish anthropoligist and the writer of The Golden Bough, believe about religion? (Nature itself is holy)

What did Sigmund Freud believe in regards to religion? (Human need for psychological security)

What American thinker argued that religion brought meaning and vitality to people’s lives?

What German theologian believed that religion originates out of a human response to the mystery of reality? (Sense of the holy)

Who was Sigmund Freud’s disciple, who later betrayed Freud by believing religion as a process of individuation?

What did Austrian philologist Wilhelm Schmidt believe that humans originally believed in?

What term refers to the existence of one god?

What term refers to the existence of multiple god?

What does the word “religion” literally mean?

What is a common element found in religions?

What does the prophetic orientation in a religion emphasize?

What is the mystical orientation in religion characterized by?

What is the sacramental orientation in religion characterized by?

What does anthropology study religion as?

What term refers to the universal religious symbol that is circular, or that blends a circle and a square?

What religion is the prophetic orientation strong in?

What term refers to the belief that all is sacred?

What religion values silence?

Name an early female deity

What does myth mean in religious studies? (Psychologically meaningful)

What does the word “philosophy” literally mean in Greek?

Name the French artist who created Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?

What does psychology literally mean?

What things symbolize Female imagery in religion?

What utilizes reason to find answers to religious question?

How is time perceived in religion?

What field interprets religious evidence in ancient sites and objects?

What term refers to a Hindu social class system?

What’s the name of the pre-Vedic city in the Indus River Valley? (Think HSR Break DPS)

What term refers to a religious teacher?

What does Jainism greatly emphasize (do no harm)?

Name the individual whom Jainism can be traced back to

What does the word jiva mean?

What did Siddartha Gautama became known as?

Who died shortly after the birth of the Buddha? (Maya)

What social class was the Buddha?

What time period did the Buddha live in?

Who founded Judaism?

When was Judaism founded?

Who founded Christianity?

When was Jesus born?

What does the word Messiah mean?

Who was the founder of Islam?

When was Islam founded?

What is the Sacred Book of Islam called?