Religion final
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countrypunk101 on January 12, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Revelation | the transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human being, typically through myths or some form of religouse experice |
| mysticism | a category of religous experiences characterized by communting or uniting with the divine through inward contemplation |
| transcendence | the overcoming of the normal limitations imposed by the human condition, wether temporarily or abidingly |
| polytheism | the belief in many god's |
| Ritual | Formal worship practice often based on the reenactment of a myth |
| Empathy | The capacity for seeing things from another perspective and a important methodological approach fro studying religions |
| Panthesim | belif that the divine reality exists in everything |
| trickster figure | a type of supernatural being who tends to disrupt the normal course of life found among many primal peoples |
| Taboo | a system of social ordering that dictates that specific objects and activities owing to their sacred nature |
| Wankan Tanka | Lakota name for the supreme reality often referring collectively to sixteen separate deities |
| totem | a natural entity such as an animal or a feature of the landscape, symbolizes an individual or group |
| Quetzalcoatl | feathered serpent: mesoamerican creator god worshiped by toltecs |
| Axis Mundi | common to many religions an entity such as a mountain, tree, or pole that is believed to connect heavens and earth |
| Diviners | Ritual practitioners who specilize in the art of divination |
| Tenochtitlan | Capitol city of the aztec empire believed to be the center of the world |
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