Post 1945 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Sectarianism is?
The conflict between denominations of the same religion
Secularisation is?
Not connected to religious matters
Ecumenism aims to ?
Find unity within the Christian church
Interfaith dialogue is?
Talking between different religious traditions
Dispossession is?
The forced removal of aboriginal people from their native lands
Assimilation is?
A 19th century idea = people should be absorbed into the majority culture
Evangelise =
Teach the gospel
A mission is ?
An aboriginal settlement that may or may not have been at one time a religious institution
Paternalism is ?
The policy or practice where people in authority restrict freedom and responsibilities to those subordinate or otherwise dependant on them
Integration is?
Where aboriginals/migrants are encouraged to maintain their traditional cultures whilst still becoming part of the wider community
Self-determination is?
The abolishment of the stolen generation and destruction of the aboriginal culture allowing for same rights and freedoms as non-indigenous peoples
Land rights:
Claims by indigenous people to repossession and compensation for use of their lands and sacred sites
Native title is?
The name given by the high court of Australia to indigenous property rights - Mabo decision
Spoliate is?
The action of taking goods or property from somewhere by violets means
An example of spoliation?
What the QLD gov. Wanted to do the the Murray [torres strait] people in 1970s
How is aborigines guano society organised ?
Tribes / nations Moiety system Sections and subsections/skins Totemic groups Clans Hordes or bands Families
What is the moiety system?
Division of tribe members in to two groups based on a connection with certain animals, plants or other aspects of their environment
What are skins ? (In relation to societal organisation)
The division of people based on their relationship to one another
What are the 4 main tiles of ceremonial life ?
Rite of passage
Passing on social information
Spiritual role
Personal
I’m what year was the aboriginal land rights act recognised ?
1983
In what year were aboriginal people given ownership of Uluru ?
1985
What is the “new age movement”?
A free-flowing spiritual movement
Monism believes ?
All that exists is derived from a single source of divine energy
Pantheism believes ?
All that exists is God; god is all that exists = divinity of the individual, we are all Gods