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1
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a. an enthusiastic and possibly fanatic follower of a religion
b. comes from the Latin word devotus, meaning faithful

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Devotee

2
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a. a piece of jewelry or other small object that is thought to possess magical properties to endow its wearer with protection

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Talisman

3
Q
  • a holy man or woman who acts as a medium or conduit between the physical world and the spiritual world
  • experts in solving inter-species misunderstanding
A

Shaman

4
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a. belief in more than one god

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Polytheism

5
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a. person who is sent to contact the spirits of the dead and other paranormal forces and to act as intermediary with the living

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Medium

6
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a. method of foretelling the future, either by reading specially designed artifacts (e.g. tarot cards) or interpreting omens in everyday life

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Divination

7
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a. a god or any other holy/sacred being

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Deity

8
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-influenced other religions on “good thoughts, words, deeds
-emphasized moral struggle (good vs. evil, order vs. chaos)
-Freedom of choice
-oldest living religion
-vultures eat their dead
AHURA MAZDA VS. AHRIMAN

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Zoroastrianism

9
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  • distinctively chinese
  • Worship of shens (deities or spirits)
  • Influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism
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Shenism

10
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  • Animistic and Polytheistic community
  • DESIRE TO KEEP THE COSMOS IN BALANCE (so humans work with other beings
  • lots of purification ceremonies
  • Human blood letting puta :(
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Meso-American Religion

11
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  • Famous for drugs, charot, peyote (a cactus with hallucinogenics
  • the drugs, charot, peyote, is seen as a sacrament or source of profound spiritual experience
  • “Comes from the creator’s heart” daw lol
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Native American Church

12
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  • Respects everything because they’re all “persons”

- Expressed in gift-giving

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Animism

13
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  • A U S S I E
  • Dreaming is the foundation of law and love
  • the Continual formation of all life (rule of living)
  • A message of responsibility
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Aboriginal Dreaming

14
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  • Similar with other African religions
  • Oludumare (HIGH GOD) gives tasks to Orishas
  • Drawing on the traditional past while embracing the future
  • HEALTH, RESPECT, FULFILLMENT
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Yoruba

15
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Diaspora

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Spread of people or culture from their ancestral home (if capital D)