religion + food

Question 1

define tenets

Answer 1

principle or belief of religion or philosophy

Question 2

define transcendent

Answer 2

something that is beyond you

Question 3

characteristics often shared between religions

Answer 3

• sense of holy or sacred. personal god - deity
• system of beliefs
• community of believers
• ritual
• moral code

Question 4

various terms for people who practice a religion

Answer 4

adherent, orthodox, practitioners, devout, observant, pious, believer

Question 5

various terms for people who do not adhere to a religious faith

Answer 5

secular, agnostic (there is god, but no relation to humans), atheist (don’t believe in God)

Question 6

Three western world religions

Answer 6

Abrahamic: Judaism, christianity, islam. from middle east. texts borrowed between. similar interpretation.

Question 7

three eastern world religions

Answer 7

hinduism, buddhism, sikhism. from india mostly

Question 8

three branches of judaism

Answer 8

orthodox, conservative, reform

Question 9

three branches of christianity

Answer 9

roman catholic, eastern orthodox, protestant.
name 2 protestant denominations:
seventh-day adventists. church of jesus christ latter-day saints (LDS, mormons)

Question 10

two main branches of islam

Answer 10

sunni, shia

Question 11

tennets of western religions

Answer 11

worship of a single god. monotheism. god commands, humans obey.
prepare for life everlasting, will be accountable to God for our actions on earth.

Question 12

define omni; potent; scient

Answer 12

omni = all. potent = powerful. scient = knowing.

Question 13

tenets of eastern religions

Answer 13

liberation of human soul, which is immortal, from the bondage of the body. liberation from suffering can be achieved in this lifetime if the correct actions/behaviours are followed.

• personal choice if you want to be liberated, if you want personal salvation. belief in reincarnation.
• hinduism = polytheistic
• sihkism : one god

Question 14

roles of food in religion )(5)

Answer 14

to communicate w God, demonstrate faith through acceptance of divine directives concerning diet. obtain salvation/liberation. develop discipline. unite members

Question 15

religious dietary practices subject to?

Answer 15

interpretation. may vary within same faith + changes over time. adapted to personal needs.

Question 16

religious food symbolism - jewish passover

Answer 16

each item on Passover plate has special significance to retelling of historical event

Question 17

religious dietary practices elude to?

Answer 17

feasting, fasting, proscribed or prescribed foods. fasting, feasting + times of day/year. food prep

Question 18

why are there food taboos?

Answer 18

promote self-mastery, discipline + penance. body is temple - avoid unclean + polluting foods.

Question 19

define penance

Answer 19

ways to punishing yourself for doing something wrong

Question 20

define fasting

Answer 20

abstinence from food, partial/total or from proscribed foods

Question 21

define proscribed

Answer 21

forbidden

Question 22

why do ppl fast?

Answer 22

discipline/self-control. reject worldliness + develop spirital power. receive special blessings. show thankfulness/devotion

Question 23

trend of major world religion popln

• christianity
• islam
• secular
• judaism

Answer 23

c; 30%
I : 20%
secular : 15%
Judaism = 0.02%

Question 24

major religions in canada.

Answer 24

mostly christian = 67%; 24% no faith; 9% muslim, hindu, sikhs, buddhists, jews

Question 25

canadian born - religious views

Answer 25

28% have no religious affiliation. 31% believe faith is highly important

Question 26

immingrant - religious views

Answer 26

19% have no religious affiliation; 50% of immigrants believe faith is important

Question 27

immigration - based on religion – mostly from where?

Answer 27

1. roman catholic (philippines) 2. no religion 3. muslim (pakistan)
   - - hindu + sikh = india.
   - - buddhist = china
   - - no religion = china

Question 28

how alms relates to food?

Answer 28

instead of offering money to beggars + homeless, choose to offer food items.

Question 29

offerings to God relates to food?

Answer 29

offerings consist of fresh food, or prepared items (soup)

Question 30

how food encourages solidarity?

Answer 30

not spiritual, but socialization process of dining is important.

Question 31

dietary taboos/restrictions - faith + food relatino

Answer 31

refrain from certain foods, slaughtering techniques or cooking methods.
- encourage adherents to eat + enjoy bounties from God.

Question 32

religious adherents; consume certain victuals - relation btw food + faith

Answer 32

consume certain things especially during holidays/celebratory times of the year.

Question 33

how eating makes yuou holy

Answer 33

belief that eating religious food/holy meal brings one closer to diety. commemorate certain events

Question 34

secularity - relationship btw food + faith

Answer 34

spirituality or self-fulfillment. although not faith related, food can be an important part of the “spirit” of an activity.

Question 35

cultural landscaped + food - food/faith relation

Answer 35

food related to religious landscape. symbol of food relating to religion.

Question 36

food-related souvenirs = food/faith relation

Answer 36

food becomes tastier + more meaningful when purchased from sacred locale.