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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?

  • 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?

  • Tantric Buddhism
  • Kabbalah
  • Sufism
  • Egyptian religion (correct)

Which religion is associated with the Vedas, Upaniá¹£ads, legends of gods and goddesses, and the Bhagavad Gita?

<p>Hinduism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mystical dimension of Islam often stresses internal self-reflection and teachings on 'fana' (dissolution) and 'baqa' (subsistence) in Allah?

<p>Sufism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory seeks to explain how people explain events?

<p>Attribution theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is the belief in spiritual beings?

<p>Animism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is a premodern worldview of reality?

<p>Archaic ontology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word means yoking or union, often includes physical practices and breathing techniques to still the mind?

<p>Yoga (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is a serpentine energy in Haá¹­ha Yoga and Tantric texts, usually located in root-support chakra?

<p>Kundalini (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is an experience of awe that many people describe as religious?

<p>The numinous (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is the idea of a Western gaze on the East that 'otherizes' for the sake of political and economic gain?

<p>Orientalism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for developing the idea of the 'numinous' and theories of spiritual awe and wonder?

<p>Rudolf Otto (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of 'The Golden Bough' and looked at the intersections of magic, religion, and science?

<p>James George Frazer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for developing the idea of animism or a pervading spirit in nature?

<p>Edward Tylor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is behind the 'Sacred Books of the East' series?

<p>Max Müller (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is a Russian medium and occult author who took an interest in Indian spirituality and helped found the Theosophical Society?

<p>Helena Blavatsky (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as a scholar of comparative mythology and pioneer of the history of religions and yoga studies?

<p>Mircea Eliade (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the theory of Orientalism?

<p>Edward Said (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed a theory of the spectacle as obscuring the reality of labor?

<p>Guy Debord (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for developing the idea of cultural hegemony, or dominant classes using culture to maintain power?

<p>Antonio Gramsci (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What lens most emphasizes the study of human culture and daily life?

<p>Anthropology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What lens most emphasizes the study of texts and languages?

<p>Philology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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