Documents about Eastern Religions
easternsyllabus
CSU Northridge, KL 868986
Excerpt: ... RS150E: RELIGIONS OF THE EASTERN WORLD Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Lee Email: klee@csun.edu Office: Santa Susana 235, 818-677-2357 Office Hours: W 1:00-3:00, or by appointment COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a general survey course that introduces students to the major religious traditions of the eastern world. Through lectures, discussions, assigned readings, and occasional audio-visual presentations, students will gain a broad, basic knowledge of five Eastern religions . We will consider Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and indigenous traditions. Each religion will be studied under the following five principal divisions: origin and development, literature, tenets, ritual and worship, ethics and institutions. As we study these traditions, we will have an opportunity to reflect critically upon some thematic connections that tie various traditions together at the same time they illustrate their differences. COURSE OBJECTIVES: (1) To learn the history, major symbols and texts, rituals and values, and pr ...
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Eastern_Religions_Handout
Rutgers, GC 2000
Excerpt: ... Eastern Religions Compare and Contrast Worksheet Similarities to Shinto Similarities to Sikhism Similarities to Taoism Confucianism Differences from Shinto Differences from Sikhism Differences from Taoism Eastern Religions Compare and Contrast Worksheet Similarities to Confucianism Similarities to Sikhism Similarities to Taoism Shinto Differences from Confucianism Differences from Sikhism Differences from Taoism Eastern Religions Compare and Contrast Worksheet Similarities to Confucianism Similarities to Shinto Similarities to Taoism Sikhism Differences from Confucianism Differences from Shinto Differences from Taoism Eastern Religions Compare and Contrast Worksheet Similarities to Confucianism Similarities to Shinto Similarities to Sikhism Taoism Differences from Confucianism Differences from Shinto Differences from Sikhism Eastern Religions Founder Confucianism Key Beliefs Key Writings Practices Other Shinto Sikhism Taoism ...
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lecture10
UMass (Amherst), OIT 112
Excerpt: ... History 112, Fall 2003 Professor Ogilvie Lecture 10, 10/7/03: Ancient Near Eastern religions [Pictures: photograph and model of the Ziggurat of Ur] Thanks to [the Tanakh] studied on the level of history, we can be present at the actual birth of God in the human spirit. Jean Bottro City-states and gods [Picture: neo-Babylonian clay image of Marduk] nMesopotamia: city-states coalesce around temple complexes c. 4000 BCE nKings, representing gods, organize irrigation, collect and distribute surplus, fight enemies nAs cities conquer, their gods become supreme (e.g. Marduk, god of Babylon, succeeds Assur) Baal and Asherah [Pictures: relief of Baal, sculpture of Asherah] nBaal: Canaanite storm and rain god mother- and fertility goddess, worshipped in form of wooden who migrated to Canaan adopted these gods in addition to nAsherah: pole nHebrews their own The Tanakh and its history nDocumentary Hypothesis (Julius Wellhausen, 1844-1918): text is product of complex set of redactions, with four ...
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Lecture 2
Colorado, RLST 2600
Excerpt: ... ranscending creation, B. Holy - standard of all that is right and just, and C. Other - person-like, revealing and acting in historical time. These three are sometimes summed up under the name monotheism, ethical monotheism, or personal monotheism. Contrasting Traits of Most Eastern Religions 1. The Ultimate Reality is commonly conceived as: A. All-encompassing - not separate from creation, B. Beyond good and evil - not itself the standard of right, and C. Not-other - neither revealing nor acting in historical time. Traits are sometimes called trans-personal monism or pantheism - often thought as beyond any personal god. In Western Religions, the Oneness of God refers to God as the sovereign creator, governor, and goal of nature and history, both transcendent and immanent (or involved) in what happens. And God as a singular focus of allegiance above created things, never to be identified with the created order as a whole or with any si ...
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Lec 13
Berkeley, E 124
Excerpt: ... University of California, Berkeley Engineering 124 Professor Kastenberg Impacts of Technology on Society Engineering 124 Lecture 13 Mar. 6, 2007 "The Last Emperor" Movie about China forcing the emperor to step down in 1908 Pollyasters - Four Paradigmatic Individuals o Socrates, Jesus, Confucius, The Buddha Effected so many people in such a drastic way Must talk also about eastern religions and philosophy o About 60% of the world's population are not coming from the Western philosophies and religions Material for Eastern Religions derived from o Houston Smith "The World's Wisdom Traditions" o Mary Evelyn Tucker A Confucius and Daoism scholar Confucianism o Confucius was born in 551 BC Kung Fu Tsu was is real name Wasn't born into nobility Envisioned himself as a prime minister His aspiration in life o Concentric circles emanating from the center out Individual Family Society Government Earth Heaven o Not particularly considered a religion, but a philosophy That s why you can be Budd ...
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Field Trip & Scripture Reading Reports Reports
Harper, PHI 115
Excerpt: ... Field Trip Reports Note on field trip and extra credit requirements: You are required to go on 2 field trips (one east and one west, neither being to a place on ones own religious tradition), but you will normally write only one field trip report. Th ...
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Lecture 6-Other Eastern Religions
N. Georgia, HIST 2860
Excerpt: ... 1 I. Other Eastern Religions Lecture 6 Jainism a. 6th century BC in reaction to Hindusim b. Mahavira (599-527 BCE) i. Founder "the great hero" ii. Nataputta Vardhamana his real name iii. Bihar, India where Jainism was founded iv. As an Ascetic after he left his life of luxury 1. His brother told him to wait a year before leaving, so he spends that year giving away his stuff. 2. Seeking liberation from wheel of life 3. Doesn't take anything that isn't specifically offered 4. Joins Parsha, an ascetic order v. You can tell him apart from Buddha because he's naked. c. Two Convictions i. Saving soul from evil purging the contaminated matter from the soul 1. Impossible without ascetism ii. Maintaining purity of soul 1. Ahimsa non-injury to any and all living things a. Walking sweep bugs out of the way gently b. Refuses raw food i. The only food he'll eat is leftovers from other people because he wasn't the cause of the food's destruction c. Filter water. d. Wear mask/handkerchief over mouth d. ...
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sim7
Cornell College, ALLIN 20032
Excerpt: ... ! Donathan Brown Church of the Spirit -(a.k.a. Dreamers) ! Carissa Bunning conservative, DELTAS ! Caity ORourke conservative Protestant fundamentalist Protestant ! Sarah Sander Snake Cult -! Andrew Schmidt conservative Protestant BETAS ! Jennifer Schneidman Snake Cult ! Teri Carrigan atheist Chair of the -Convention ! Peter Cole Nature People OMEGAS ! Johnathan Starko one of Omegas ! Chad Crawford liberal Protestant traditional Eastern religions ! Elizabeth Ditlevson Nature People ! Steve Wieland conservative, ! Joel Foreman liberal agnostic (card fundamentalist Protestant carrying member of ACLU) ! Megan Wirtz one of Omegas traditional ! Amanda Glaser Church of the Spirit (a.k.a. Eastern religions Dreamers) - ...
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Theology of Paul - Notes
Masters CA, B 387
Excerpt: ... 1 BTH387 Theology of Paul Lecture Notes 1.24.2008 1. Context of Paul's Theology 1.1. Koine Greek 1.1.1. Paul lived in a Koine Greek world. 1.1.2. A huge part of the world spoke Greek. Asia minor, Achaia, Macedonia, Egypt-Eastern Mediterranean. 1.2. ...
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Table-2007-03-05-53
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, FSS 20070307
Excerpt: ... 95F0450XCB2001006 Topic-based Tabulations Search by census topic 95F0450XCB2001006 Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data Select another geographic area for this product: Puvirnituq, VN [ Geographic index | Geographic Hierarchy Browser ] Puvirnituq, VN Click to view data quality notes Age Groups (8) Religion (13) Total Age groups 1,280 70 1,160 0 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 Under 15 years 485 0 460 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 15-24 years 245 0 235 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 25-34 years 215 20 185 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 35-44 years 140 20 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45-54 years 110 10 90 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55-64 years 50 10 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 years and over 40 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total - Religion Catholic Protestant Christian Orthodox Christian, n.i.e. Muslim Jewish Buddhist Hindu Sikh Eastern religions Other religions No religious affiliation Download this product to: Beyond 20/20 table format ...
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Judaism
UCF, REL 2300
Excerpt: ... Judaism Western tradition Scripture sacred word of god rather than word of wise men Monotheistic Wise men are prophets bring message from god Started with Judaism Day of Judgment examined to go to heaven or hell Life after death Judaism Who is a jaw? Where is his identity located? Jude- one who comes from Judea; an identity in terms of land and region Israel name given to Jacob; means one who strives with God. It is religious identity Hebrew the people and the language they speak Most probably the word "Hebrew" comes from the word "Apiru" from Phoenician language, meaning "the one who rides caravans"; nomadic people Star of David Background in Development of Judaic Thought Preceding Judaism, we have the near eastern religions which comprise the Sumerian => Assyrian => Babylonian => and Egyptian religions. They seem to have influenced the development of Judaic thought historically. Egyptians are newest, Sumerians are oldest 1. The near Eastern religions : Polytheistic, but try to conceive of one ...
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Personality_Introduction
CSU San Marcos, PSYC 334
Excerpt: ... Personality of Psych., Topic 3: Psychoanalytic Perspective INTRODUCT IO N: WHAT IS PERSONALI TY? What do we want to know when we ask about an individual's personality? Definition: How is each person unique? Q. Why do we study personality? Breadt ...
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The Roman Empire
UNC, HIST 151
Excerpt: ... ion of this transformation of classical values - By Late Roman Empire, mystery religions intoxicated the masses, and Classical civilization was being transformed The Decline of Rome - Order of Pax Romana ended in 3rd Century AD o Plunged into military anarchy o Raided by Germanic tribes o Burdened by economic dislocations - o Eastern religions undermined rational foundations Military mutiny caused by similar competitiveness as fall of Republic Diocletian (285 to 305) and Constantine (306-337) tried to contain disintegration Huns came end of 4th century across Asia from modern Russia Visigoths massively defeated Romans at Adrianople in 378, signified end of Roman border defense capabilities 410 Visigoths marched into Rome (first foreign attack in 800 years) 455 pillaged again by the Vandals (another Germanic group) 476 regarded as end of Roman Empire when Germans placed Odoacer on the throne Reasons for Roman Decline - Note: only western half fell over 200 year process, east survived as Byzantine emp ...
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SEMINARY AND GRADUATE COURSES
Emory & Henry, REL 332
Excerpt: ... y Hopper Religion and Literature Seminar (Audit), David Miller Pastoral Theology, Psychology, Sociology, etc.: Public Speaking, Harold Brack Sermon Construction (2 terms), Henry Lambdin Personality Development, James Ranck Christian Education, Nelle Morton Church and Community, Fred Shippey Work of the Minister, Henry Lambdin Public Worship, Al Haas Colloquium on Social Studies, Gordon Allport, etc. Colloquium on Eastern Religions ...
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ASTD397A34025025
MD University College, ASIA 2092
Excerpt: ... ASTD 397 ANTHROPOLOGY OF ASIAN RELIGIONS FRANK CONCILUS Iwakuni Spring 1 fconcilu@yahoo.com or fconcilus@asia.umuc.edu Tel: 253-7440 Course Description: ASTD397 Anthropology of Asian Religions (3 cr.) (Fulfills the general education requirement in th ...
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readme
TCU, BJONES 20263
Excerpt: ... pp-lecture The PowerPoint slides in this folder are designed to be used to support lectures on the textbook contents. They include the text figures plus bulleted lists and other slides that reflect the narrative. Some instructors choose to post the ...
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StudyGuideS08C
Illinois Tech, MATH 149
Excerpt: ... <STUDYGUIDES08C.TXT> {5-9-2008} Math 149 Spring 2008 Final Study Guide, Part III - Chapter 6 Concept Check, p. 378: 1,2,3,4,5 Exercises: 1-6, 7-11, 12-16 Chapter 9 Concept Check, p. 598: 1 Exercises: 1, 3a, 7 ...
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Gened-GH
Wisc Whitewater, SOC 2093
Excerpt: ... ust have an active UWW email account. Information will be sent to each students UWW email address shortly before the class begins. Required additional course fee is $150.00. 07/27-08/14 Arranged Arranged WEB BASED Howard L Ross Religious Studies RELIGST 211 INTRODUCTION TO EASTERN RELIGIONS . An introduction to the major religious traditions in the cultural areas of South, Southeast, and East Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. #1655 Section 01 [units: 3] Gen Ed Humanities (GH) 07/06-07/24 MTWRF 02:00 PM - 04:40 PM HY0217 Wade H Dazey RACE AND ETHNIC CULTURES American Indian Studies AMERIND 102 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES . An interdisciplinary introduction to the history, literature, art, and religion of Native Americans designed for students seeking a basic understanding of American Indians. Emphasis will be given to the contemporary scene. #1478 Section 01 [units: 3] Gen Ed Humanities & Diversity (GH) (DV) NOTE: This course will be taught on Desire2Learn. ...
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eastern_philosophy
Bowling Green, JOWENSBYSA 1
Excerpt: ... to do {Stone Paradox: Aquinas said this question cannot be answered because of the definition of omnipotence}. 4.) Omniscient (all-knowing): God is able to know all things that are logically possible to be known. 5.) Transcendent and Immanent: God is beyond the world and at the same time in the world. Eastern religions ask how is this a relationship between creator and created? 6.) Creatio ex nihilo: God created from nothing; God is not the same substance as the world. The world is entirely dependent upon God for being. In Eastern religions , theses characteristics will not be affirmed. Personality is something to be transcended and immanence is emphasized over transcendence. The bond is greater that God or human. The focus is on Relationships (relational aspects). I can talk to God, but not about God. So, in the Eastern religions there is this reassessment of language. It sees the limitations of the explanations we give. Very Inclusive, began as an ethnic set of beliefs of the Indus River Valley, becam ...
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StudyGuideS08A
Illinois Tech, MATH 149
Excerpt: ... <STUDYGUIDES08A.TXT> {5-5-2008} Math 149 Spring 2008 Final Exam Study Guide, Part I - Chapter 3 Review Concept Check, p. 196: 1 - 11 True-False Quiz, p. 196. Exercises: 10,11 & 12-40 - Chapter 4 Review Concept Check, p. 281: 1,2,3,4,5,6, ...
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Study Guide Exam 3
UGA, MUSI 3021
Excerpt: ... Islam? Describe the structure of a maqam. Explain how the dastgah, gusheh and radif relate to each other. Discuss the structure of an Iranian classical concert Compare the Jewish cantilation with the Islamic Adhan Describe the technicalities of Middle Eastern music, with specific examples. What is a maqam? How is it constructed? How does it progress? Can it modulate? If so how? Can it be accompanied? Describe the modal system used by the Arabic musical tradition. Explain how a teacher of the Turkish modal system, maqam, would go about teaching his student as depicted in the Wade text. How is Arabic classical music different from Indian classical music? What are the musical characteristics of Iranian Dastgah? What other qualities does the maqam possess in addition to what notes one should play Discuss the relationship of music with power in the music of Middle Eastern religions . Compare and contrast a Bhajan and a Dhikr. Compare and contrast the melodic and rhythmic modes of Indian classical music with th ...
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revision07
East Los Angeles College, EN 227
Excerpt: ... lize it, but to enable understanding of the present. the process of reflection nature allows leads to a valuing of memory, a creative (not nostalgic) faculty sensitive to a past that can modify and even reverse a present state of mind. the Romantics critique revolutionary violence and the fallout of war, urban unrest and industrialization; they favour cultural and aesthetic revolution or change. a feeling of awe and terror which temporarily paralyzes the mind; as the feeling recedes, the individual is left with a newly invigorated sense of self and being. Romanticism is sometimes referred to as a secular religion, a spiritual system distinct from orthodox religions; nevertheless it interacts with Christian and Eastern religions . a way of engaging with society and culture through tasteful, polite and regulated feeling that highlights the good character of the individual. a way of engaging with society and culture by imagining, and so feeling, the suffering of others, fine-tuning ones own feelings by emot ...
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demographics
Northern Virginia, REL 231
Excerpt: ... Religious Demographics of Asian Countries N Korea Bhutan Pakistan Nepal Laos Bangladesh Sri Lanka Singapore A class project by Laura Shulmans Eastern Religions class Spring 2005 Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan Faisal Mosque, Islmbd Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%) Christian, Hindu, and other 3% Jamsa Masjid; Lahore Roopa Nalli Religions in India Hindu = 80% Muslim = 12% Christian = 3% Sikh = 2% Other = 2% (includes Bahai, Buddhist, Jain) Non-religious = 2% Hindu Temple, Delhi Sikh Golden Temple, Amritsar Mosque, Bhopal Religions in Sri Lanka Religions Hindu Temple Hindu -15% Buddhist - 70% Muslims - 8% Christians - 8% Hinduism: 89% Buddhism: 7% Islam: 2% Other: 2% Buddhist temple Bangladesh Mosque Religions 88% Muslim 11% Hinduism 1% Other (including Buddhist and Christian) Christian Church Hindu temple Religion in Bhutan Mahayana Buddhism: 75% Hinduism: 25% Islam: 5% Population:42,720,196 Religions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Buddhism ...
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