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What is religion, according to Rudolf Otto?
What is religion, according to Rudolf Otto?
- A universal obsessional neurosis of humanity
- A human response to transcendent Reality
- The price we pay for being intelligent, but not yet intelligent enough
- The feeling of the presence of the wholly other (correct)
What is the focus of a sociological definition of religion?
What is the focus of a sociological definition of religion?
- The feelings and emotions of people in a given community (correct)
- The relationship between humans and a supernatural being
- The role of spirits, demons, and gods in human life
- The benefits of recognizing a spiritual aspect in human endeavour
What is the title of the course that this module forms part of?
What is the title of the course that this module forms part of?
- Bachelor of Education (Arts) (correct)
- Bachelor of Science (Education)
- Bachelor of Arts (Education)
- Bachelor of Education (Science)
According to John Hick, what does religion constitute?
According to John Hick, what does religion constitute?
What is the role of spirituality in human endeavour, according to the passage?
What is the role of spirituality in human endeavour, according to the passage?
Who is the contact person for further details about the course?
Who is the contact person for further details about the course?
What is religion, according to William James?
What is religion, according to William James?
What is the duration of the course in weeks?
What is the duration of the course in weeks?
What is the minimum amount of time a distance learner is expected to spend on each session?
What is the minimum amount of time a distance learner is expected to spend on each session?
What is the consequence of not recognizing the spiritual aspect of human life?
What is the consequence of not recognizing the spiritual aspect of human life?
What is included in the Study Guide?
What is included in the Study Guide?
What is the common thread among the definitions of religion provided in the passage?
What is the common thread among the definitions of religion provided in the passage?
What is the purpose of the Course Book?
What is the purpose of the Course Book?
What is the role of a supernatural being in religion, according to the passage?
What is the role of a supernatural being in religion, according to the passage?
How many hours is each session equivalent to on campus?
How many hours is each session equivalent to on campus?
What is the copyright policy of the publication?
What is the copyright policy of the publication?
What is the ideal relationship between two beings or parties?
What is the ideal relationship between two beings or parties?
Who propounded the theory of Animatism?
Who propounded the theory of Animatism?
Who is the author of the book 'Varieties of Religious Experience'?
Who is the author of the book 'Varieties of Religious Experience'?
What is the concept that Marett added to Tylor's Animistic theory of Religion?
What is the concept that Marett added to Tylor's Animistic theory of Religion?
According to William James, what forms the backbone of religious life?
According to William James, what forms the backbone of religious life?
What is Animism according to the text?
What is Animism according to the text?
What is Animatism according to the text?
What is Animatism according to the text?
What emotions did William James observe in religious experiences?
What emotions did William James observe in religious experiences?
What is the term used by Rudolf Otto to describe the non-rational aspect of the holy?
What is the term used by Rudolf Otto to describe the non-rational aspect of the holy?
Who did Marett succeed as a Professor of Anthropology at Oxford?
Who did Marett succeed as a Professor of Anthropology at Oxford?
What is the concept of mana related to?
What is the concept of mana related to?
Who is the German Lutheran systematic theologian and philosopher mentioned in the text?
Who is the German Lutheran systematic theologian and philosopher mentioned in the text?
What is the term used by William James to describe the direction of human emotions?
What is the term used by William James to describe the direction of human emotions?
What is the initial phase of pre-animistic religion known as?
What is the initial phase of pre-animistic religion known as?
What is the title of Rudolf Otto's book?
What is the title of Rudolf Otto's book?
What did Marett trace the origin of religion to?
What did Marett trace the origin of religion to?
What was the focus of Freud's research that he entitled the psychoanalytic theory of?
What was the focus of Freud's research that he entitled the psychoanalytic theory of?
What is the unconscious according to Freud's theory?
What is the unconscious according to Freud's theory?
What are the three components of personality according to Freud's theory?
What are the three components of personality according to Freud's theory?
What did Freud observe in his study of totemism among the Australian Aborigines?
What did Freud observe in his study of totemism among the Australian Aborigines?
What is the id according to Freud's theory?
What is the id according to Freud's theory?
What is the role of the unconscious in shaping personality according to Freud's theory?
What is the role of the unconscious in shaping personality according to Freud's theory?
What did Freud examine in his childhood memories?
What did Freud examine in his childhood memories?
What is the superego according to Freud's theory?
What is the superego according to Freud's theory?
Study Notes
Course Information
- Course title: EBS 235 Religious Experience of Humankind
- University: University of Cape Coast
- College: College of Distance Education
- Programme: Bachelor of Education (Arts)
- Credits: 3 credits
Definitions of Religion
- Doctrinal definition: Religion is directly linked to a supernatural being that has a close attachment to every one of us.
- Sociological definition: Focuses on the feelings and emotions of people in a given community.
- Examples:
- William James: Religion is the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude.
- Sigmund Freud: Religion is a universal obsessional neurosis of humanity.
- Friedrich Schleiermacher: Religion is a feeling of absolute dependence.
- Aldous Huxley: Religion is the price we pay for being intelligent, but not yet intelligent enough.
- R. Forrester Church: Religion is our human response to being alive and having to die.
- Examples:
Nature of Religious Experience
- William James: Individual religious experiences rather than the tenets of organized religions form the backbone of religious life.
- Rudolf Otto: The religious experience is the experience of the numinous, a feeling of emptiness before an all-powering and unusual figure.
- Robert Ranulph Marett: Propounded the theory of Animatism, which suggests that the origin of religion is an impersonal supernatural force or magico-religious conception of sacred power.
Animism and Animatism
- Animism: Belief that spirits exist in natural objects.
- Animatism: Belief that there is power in all forces around us.
- Differences:
- Animism speaks of individual spiritual beings, while Animatism does not.
- Animism does not speak of a singular supernatural force, while Animatism does.
Psychoanalytic Theory
- Sigmund Freud: Developed the psychoanalytic theory of moral development.
- Theory states that certain unconscious forces act as determinants of personality.
- Human behavior is nearly always the result of the interaction between the three parts of the human personality: Id, Ego, and Super Ego.
- The unconscious is the part of the personality of which a person is unaware, containing instinctive drives and hidden desires.
- Structure of personality consists of three separate but interesting components: the id, the ego, and the superego.
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This quiz is based on the course EBS 235 Religious Experience of Humankind for the Bachelor of Education (Arts) programme at the University of Cape Coast. It covers the fundamental principles and concepts of human religious experiences.
