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Which religion teaches the manifestation of the world from a primal 'Way' into Yin and Yang principles?
Which religion teaches the manifestation of the world from a primal 'Way' into Yin and Yang principles?
- Paganism
- Christianity
- Daoism (correct)
- Hinduism
Which movement was founded in New York in 1875 and had ties to occultism?
Which movement was founded in New York in 1875 and had ties to occultism?
- Tantra
- Theosophical Society (correct)
- Sufism
- Kabbalah
Which tradition is often concerned with the nature of the afterlife and includes the triad Isis, Osiris, and Horus?
Which tradition is often concerned with the nature of the afterlife and includes the triad Isis, Osiris, and Horus?
- Tantric Buddhism
- Kabbalah
- Sufism
- Egyptian religion (correct)
Which religion is associated with the Vedas, Upaniṣads, legends of gods and goddesses, and the Bhagavad Gita?
Which religion is associated with the Vedas, Upaniṣads, legends of gods and goddesses, and the Bhagavad Gita?
Which mystical dimension of Islam often stresses internal self-reflection and teachings on 'fana' (dissolution) and 'baqa' (subsistence) in Allah?
Which mystical dimension of Islam often stresses internal self-reflection and teachings on 'fana' (dissolution) and 'baqa' (subsistence) in Allah?
Which theory seeks to explain how people explain events?
Which theory seeks to explain how people explain events?
Which is the belief in spiritual beings?
Which is the belief in spiritual beings?
Which is a premodern worldview of reality?
Which is a premodern worldview of reality?
Which word means yoking or union, often includes physical practices and breathing techniques to still the mind?
Which word means yoking or union, often includes physical practices and breathing techniques to still the mind?
Which is a serpentine energy in Haṭha Yoga and Tantric texts, usually located in root-support chakra?
Which is a serpentine energy in Haṭha Yoga and Tantric texts, usually located in root-support chakra?
Which is an experience of awe that many people describe as religious?
Which is an experience of awe that many people describe as religious?
Which is the idea of a Western gaze on the East that 'otherizes' for the sake of political and economic gain?
Which is the idea of a Western gaze on the East that 'otherizes' for the sake of political and economic gain?
Who is known for developing the idea of the 'numinous' and theories of spiritual awe and wonder?
Who is known for developing the idea of the 'numinous' and theories of spiritual awe and wonder?
Who is the author of 'The Golden Bough' and looked at the intersections of magic, religion, and science?
Who is the author of 'The Golden Bough' and looked at the intersections of magic, religion, and science?
Who is known for developing the idea of animism or a pervading spirit in nature?
Who is known for developing the idea of animism or a pervading spirit in nature?
Who is behind the 'Sacred Books of the East' series?
Who is behind the 'Sacred Books of the East' series?
Who is a Russian medium and occult author who took an interest in Indian spirituality and helped found the Theosophical Society?
Who is a Russian medium and occult author who took an interest in Indian spirituality and helped found the Theosophical Society?
Who is known as a scholar of comparative mythology and pioneer of the history of religions and yoga studies?
Who is known as a scholar of comparative mythology and pioneer of the history of religions and yoga studies?
Who developed the theory of Orientalism?
Who developed the theory of Orientalism?
Who developed a theory of the spectacle as obscuring the reality of labor?
Who developed a theory of the spectacle as obscuring the reality of labor?
Who is known for developing the idea of cultural hegemony, or dominant classes using culture to maintain power?
Who is known for developing the idea of cultural hegemony, or dominant classes using culture to maintain power?
What lens most emphasizes the study of human culture and daily life?
What lens most emphasizes the study of human culture and daily life?
What lens most emphasizes the study of texts and languages?
What lens most emphasizes the study of texts and languages?
