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Vocabulary Terms for Reading #1: Religion and Beliefs

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Vocabulary Terms for Reading #1: Religion and Beliefs

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What term refers to the belief that humans cannot know if there is anything beyond this life?

Mystic

Fundamentalism

Atheism

Agnosticism (correct)

Which term describes non-belief in any deity?

Dogma

Nontheistic (correct)

Polytheism

Monotheism

What do religious liberals typically value?

Rigidly exclusive beliefs

Historical form of their religion

Physical embodiment of the divine

Inner spiritual experience over external authorities (correct)

Which term refers to insisting on the historical form of one's religion over contemporary influences?

Orthodox Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of immanence in relation to divinity?

Present in Creation Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Canadian policy towards Aboriginal children in the 1870s?

To assimilate them into Canadian culture Signup and view all the answers

What belief system involves the existence of many deities?

Animism Signup and view all the answers

Which ceremony involves placing hooks in the flesh of participants as a symbolic sacrifice to the Creator?

Vision Quest Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Smudging Ceremony?

To purify and fast for visions Signup and view all the answers

What is Wampum used for in Aboriginal culture?

To confirm a treaty Signup and view all the answers

Which activity characterized the operation of Canadian schools towards Aboriginal children?

Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a sweat lodge in Aboriginal culture?