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Religion 2 Flashcards

1
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Ophir. King Solomon received a cargo of gold, silver, sandalwood, pearls, ivory, apes, and peacocks from ____ every three years

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port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its wealth.

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___ one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes

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Anansi the Spider

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Lethe

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one of the 5 rivers of Hades, forgetfulness

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4
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Who was killed by sprig of mistletoe?

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Baldur

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Queen of the Amazons

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Hippolyta

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sunset evening prayer service

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Vespers

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The Bull

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Taurus

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The Twins

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Gemini

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The Crab

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Cancer

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The Lion

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Leo

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The Maiden

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Virgo

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12
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The Scales

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Libra

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The Scorpion

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Scorpio

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The (Centaur) Archer

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Sagittarius

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15
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“Goat Mountain” or “Goat-horned” (The Sea-Goat)

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Capricorn

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16
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The Water-Bearer

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Aquarius

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17
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The Fish

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Pisces

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18
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___ = a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the head of a human, body of a lion and a tail of venomous spines similar to porcupine quills, while other depictions have it with the tail of a scorpion

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Manticore

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Prelate

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a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary.

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___ = the portion of the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church formerly granted to a canon or member of the chapter as his stipend

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Prebend

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21
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Benefice

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A group of parishes served by one incumbent (member of clergy)

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22
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___ = Title given to the archbishop of a province. The Archbishop of Canterbury is ____ of All England. The Archbishop of York is ___ of England.

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Primate

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23
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Oldest book in new testament

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James

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24
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Issac means ___

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laughter

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25
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__ ___ urged move away from Vedic. Emphasised love, personal relationship not temple ceremony, gets you to God. Like Islamic sufism. They taught that people could cast aside the heavy burdens of ritual and caste, and the subtle complexities of philosophy, and simply express their overwhelming love for God

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Bhakti movement

26
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Mahavira

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founder of Jainism

27
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Nandi

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Shivas bull

28
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Moksha

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salvation

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Ahimsa

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the principle of not harming any living creature

30
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Preserver, often pillars (linga) and often lots of heads, partner is Parvati, one offspring is Ganesha. Stability, orthodox. Lots of names including Krishna and rama.

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Vishnu

31
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Often has snakes (nagas), destroyer

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Shiva

32
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Mother goddess, aka Shakti, Durga, Kali, Maha Devi, Chamunda, lakshmi, river Ganges…

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Devi

33
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supreme creator

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Brahma

34
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steps, like on the bank of the Ganges river

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Ghats

35
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The teaching of Buddha

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Dharma

36
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Cycle of birth and rebirth of the soul (“atman”)

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Samsara

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___ = release from Samsara. One can escape (“marga”) in 3 ways: knowledge and insight (“Jnana Marga”), right behaviour (“karma-marga”) and devotion to the gods.

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Moksha

38
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___ attributes oneness or singleness to a concept e.g., existence.

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Monism

39
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____ consider all personal forms of God as equal including Devi, Vishnu, Siva, Ganesh and Skanda but generally limit the recognized forms to be six

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Smartas / Smartism

40
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___ appears as Nataraja god of the dance carrying fire (destruction) and drum (creation)

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Shiva

41
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Commentaries on the four Vedas

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Brahmanas

42
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____ - later texts, mean to “sit up close”

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Upanishads

43
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Atman

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pure consciousness, innermost self

44
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Indra

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god of war thunder and rain

45
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Agni - god of fire

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god of fire

46
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New Testament mentions _ different Herods.

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Six

47
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____ - great poem, doomsday epic, family feud and then battle. Krishna tells prince Arjuna to fight, even if it meant killing his relatives. Motives are key, is the lesson.

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Mahabharata

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Mahabodhi tree - temple in ___, where Buddha attained enlightenment

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Mahabodhi tree - temple in Bihar, where Buddha attained enlightenment

49
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___ ___ - place of pilgrimage in Mahabodhi Temple. Most holy place on Earth for the followers of the Buddhist faith all over the world

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Bodh Gaya

50
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Genocide of the _____ - slay everyone said Moses ‘But all the women children, that have no known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves’.

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Midianites

51
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Turkish Shia are called ____ . They drink wine, and don’t go to Mosque because Ali was murdered in a mosque.

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Alevi

52
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___ is a religion dreamed up by a Vietnamese civil servant who have saints including Joan of Arc and Julius Ceasar.

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Cao Dai is a religion dreamed up by a Vietnamese civil servant who have saints including Joan of Arc and Julius Ceasar.

53
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____ taught that Yaweh was an evil god inferior to us. He’s a “demiurge”

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Gnostics taught that Yaweh was an evil god inferior to us. He’s a “demiurge”

54
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In England most are vicars or rectors with the difference in title mainly historical… A ____ received both the greater and lesser tithes, whereas the ___ took only the lesser share, the greater going to the lay holder, or patron, of the parish.

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In England most are vicars or rectors with the difference in title mainly historical… A rector received both the greater and lesser tithes whereas the vicar took only the lesser share, the greater going to the lay holder, or patron, of the parish.

55
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A ___ ____ held the Cure of souls in an area which had not yet been formally or legally constituted as a parish, and received neither greater nor lesser tithes, but only a small stipend in return for his duties. Tended to have a lower social status, and were often quite poorly remunerated…. The title was abolished in 1968.

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perpetual curate

56
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Anglican bishops usually wear a purple ____. Over this, instead of the surplice, they wear the ____ with red or black ____ and matching cuffs, black ____, and sometimes an academic hood.

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Anglican bishops usually wear a purple cassock. Over this, instead of the surplice, they wear the rochet with red or black chimere and matching cuffs, black tippet, and sometimes an academic hood.

57
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Bishop is most senior, then archdeacon - except in CoE where ___ is the senior priest in the diocese

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the dean of the cathedral church

58
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Dean

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the dean is the chief resident cleric of a cathedral or other collegiate church and the head of the chapter of canons. If the cathedral or collegiate church has its own parish, the dean is usually also rector of the parish.

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Ordinand

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Someone who is currently being trained to be a member of the clergy

60
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Canon

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a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter. … canons and prebendaries are Canon/Prebendary John Smith, thereafter Canon Smith.

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Chapterhouse

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is a building or room that is part of a cathedral, monastery or collegiate church in which larger meetings are held

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