Religion Flashcards
(29 cards)
Tylor
Animism-spirit world how ideas of parts of living be
Religion
Reconnects us to something beyond
Frazer
Magic as religion
Freud
Believed in parent/child relationship
James
Emotional needs fulfill psychological needs
Otto
Mysterium tremendum mystery that makes one tremor
Codrington and marrett
Mana
prelogical thinking impersonal
Atheism
Unbelief in God
Monotheism
Believing in one God
Agnosticism
View that Gods existence is unprovable
Pantheism
Belief that god is everything and everywhere
Polytheism
Believing in more than one God
Nontheism
Belief in whether there is or not a god
Immanent
Existing or operating
Transcendent
Believing in a spirit Beyond the range
Sacred
Connected with Gods or gods
World view
A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world
Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for something else
Sacramental
Relating or constituting a sacrament
Prophetic
Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
Mystical
Relating to mystics
Cyclical
Occurring in cycles, recurrent
Linear
Arranged in or extending along the line
Ritual
A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to prescribed order