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VCU Religions

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By: Claire Mendelson
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Decks in this class (18)

Spirituality and Religion
Where does spirituality come from,
What is spirituality rooted in,
When did spirituality begin
44  cards
Counter Religious Movements
What are the three characteristic...,
What is the modern definition of ...,
Since cult is such a derogatory t...
33  cards
Zoroastrianism
When was zoroastrianism founded,
Where was zoroastrianism founded,
Who is the prophet of zoroastrianism
77  cards
Judaism
What does shema mean,
What is the most often said praye...,
Where is the shema taken from
90  cards
Islam
What is the symbol of islam,
What is the historical background...,
Who is a muslim
59  cards
MIDTERM: Spirituality & Religion
Give three examples of prehistori...,
The search for the sacred is the ...,
In the compendium of charaka the ...
10  cards
MIDTERM: NRMs
Cults were traditionally seen as ...,
Cults are now understood as,
Nrms in america generally fall un...
10  cards
MIDTERM: Zoroastrianism
In the time of the persian empire...,
Prior to the arrival of the proph...,
All of the following are aspects ...
25  cards
MIDTERM: Judaism
The shema is ___,
The first patriarch of judaism was,
The first patriarch of judaism ha...
40  cards
MIDTERM: Christianity
Christ is a greek word meaning,
The concept of christ is synonymo...,
Jesus of nazareth was born during...
40  cards
MIDTERM: Islam
The term islam means,
The term muslim means,
The center for spirituality and a...
45  cards
FINAL: Hindusim
The term maya means,
The term avidya means,
The term atman refers to
17  cards
FINAL: Jainism
Jainism originated in ____ in the...,
The term tirthankara means,
Although there were 23 tirthankar...
6  cards
FINAL: Sikhism
Sikhism originated in ___ in the ...,
The founder of sikhism is,
The term sikh is a punjabi word for
5  cards
FINAL: Buddhism
The buddhas birth name was siddha...,
According to the miraculous birth...,
The demon that tempts the buddha ...
19  cards
FINAL: Taoism
The tao that can be defined,
According to legend lao tzus moth...,
Upon leaving his province in chin...
12  cards
FINAL: Confucianism
Confucianism is a system of,
The major religious cannon for co...,
During his lifetime confucius was a
15  cards
FINAL: Shinto
The name shinto comes from shen t...,
The term shinto developed in the ...,
The major source for japanese myt...
18  cards

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