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Religious Studies 100 with Kefeli at Arizona State University - Tempe
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By: Alexandrea Healy
Textbook: Experiencing the World's Religions
Ways of Being Religious (Arizona State University)
Created: 2010-04-05
Size: 38 flashcards
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Textbook: Experiencing the World's Religions
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Analects
the book of the sayings of Confucius
Dao
Tao. The mysterious origin of the universe which is present and visible in everything
Daodejing
the classic scripture of Daoism
5 classics
the classical literature of the time preceding Confucius, including poetry, history, and divination.
4 books
the major confucian books, which include the sayings of Confucius and Mencius.
Junzi
"noble person" the refined human ideal of Confucianism.
Laozi
the legendary founder of Daoism
Legalists
the strictest of the Chinese philosophical schools, which advocated strong laws and punishments.
Li
Appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette
Mohists
A chinese school of philosophy that taught universal love.
Qi
The life force.
Ren
Empathy, cosideration for others, humaneness; A confucian virtue
Shu
Reciprocity; a confucian virtue
Wen
Cultural refinement; A confucian virtue.
Wu wei
"No action" "No Strain"; doing only what comes spontaneously and naturally; effortlessness.
Xiao
family devotion, filial piety; a Confucian virtue
Yang
the active aspect of a reality that expresses itself in speech, light, and heat
Yijing
An ancient Confucian book of divination, one of the 5 classics, still in use today.
Yin
The receptive aspect of the universe that expresses itself in silence, darkness, coolness, and rest.
Zhuangzi
Author of the Zhuangzi, a book of whimsical stores that express themes of early Daoist thought
Amaterasu
"shining in heaven"; goddess of the sun
Bushido
"warrior knight way"; military devotion to a ruler, demanding loyalty, duty, and self-sacrifice; an ideal promoted by State Shinto
Gagaku
the stately ceremonial music of Shinto
Ise
Location in southeastern Honshu of a major shrine to Amaterasu.
Izanagi
"male who invites"; primordial male parent god
Izanami
"female who invites"; primordial female parent god
JinjaKam
a shinto shrine
Kami
a spirit, god, or goddess of shinto
Kamidana
a shelf or home altar for the veneration of kami
kamikaze
"spirit wind"; suicide fighter pilots of WWII
Kojiki
the earliest chronicle of japanese history
Misogi
a ritual of purification that involves standing under a waterfall
Nihongi
The second chronicle of Japanese history.
Noh
Dramas performed in mask and costume, associated with Shinto
Omoto
A new religion, which stresses art and beauty.
Samurai
feudal soldier
Tenrikyo
A new religion devoted to human betterment
Torii
a gatelike structure that marks a shinto sacred place
About this deck
By: Alexandrea Healy
Textbook: Experiencing the World's Religions
Ways of Being Religious (Arizona State University)
Created: 2010-04-05
Size: 38 flashcards
Views: 35
Textbook: Experiencing the World's Religions
Ways of Being Religious (Arizona State University)Created: 2010-04-05
Size: 38 flashcards
Views: 35
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