UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA
JUNE 2014 FINAL EXAMINATION
RLG1 01H5F
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Aldea Mulhern
Duration - 3 hours
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The University of Toronto Mississauga and you, as a student,
Religion 101 Week 2: 10th January 2012: Definitions
Questions:
- Explain how 2 different films show the relationship between religion and culture.
- What is syncretism and why is it a problem for the world religions approach?
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Symbolismuniforms,flags,facepainting
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Rulesarelikesacredtexts
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Thewholesportingeventisritualisticstructuredtimewithrepeatedbehaviour
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RLG Reading Notes: Derry
Definitions:
Religion
Religion: Focuses on beliefs, experiences and practices of specific communities with respect to
non-falsifiable realities
Dealing with religion when we: step outside of material reality to address questions o
RLG Quiz Questions & Answers
Quiz #1:
1) According to Nye, all cultures have a word that has the same meaning as the English word
religion.
False
2) Which of the following statements would Malory Nye agree with?
The study of religion can help us understa
RLG Reading Notes: Malory Nye
Chapter 1- Religion: Some Basics
First defining moment of 21st century occurred at 9 a.m. in New York on September 11 th, 2001
Jet airplanes and tall steel and glass skyscrapers key images of modernity
Since 9/11 clear that r
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Introduction to the Study of Religion
Ken Derry
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Film Exam Theories
1. Cultural Hybridity and Religious Syncretism. (Nye 51-4)
- No such thing as pure cultures
- Most people live between the borderlands across and between cultures
o According to Homi Bhabha we shou
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Introduction to the Study of Religion
Ken Derry
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Introduction to the Study of Religion
Ken Derry
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA
JUNE 2012 FINAL EXAMINATION
RLG101H5F
Introduction to the Study of Religion
David Kaden
Duration - 3 hours
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The University of Toronto Mississauga
RLG The Big Bang Theory Notes
Episode #1: The Date Night Variable
Howards in space still and his mother and wife (Bernadette) keep calling
they argue over where Howard is going to live once he gets back to Earth
Raj seems to be very lonely since Howard W
?Talal Asad's "Towards a Genealogy of Religion" what is the
author's main l/point? What evidence does he use to support
his argument?
The main point of Talal Asad is to propose and endorse the idea that a
ritual now is not just a religious view, but a glo
Religion 101 Week 3: 17th January 2012: Culture
Questions:
- Using James Coxs definition, how might Red Willows be considered both religious AND
not religious?
- Explain how an Aboriginal teaching might connect science with religion in relation to the
ori
Religion 101 Week 4: 24th January 2012: Power
Questions:
- Show how the definition of religion as non-falsifiable reality relates to two different Ford
commercials (one old and one new)
- Explain Marxs critique or religion as the opium of the people: usin
Religion 101 Week 5: 31st January 2012: Gender
Questions:
- Explain Foucaults model of knowledge, discourse and power in relation to world maps
-Give examples of how gender is constructed in The Big Bang Theory.
Song: New Orleans is Sinking by The Tragica
Religion 101 Week 6: 7th February 2012: Essay Writing
Questions:
- Explain the connection between religion Rolling Stone, and current problems in Bet
Shemesh, Israel.
- What lesson can we learn about essay writing from Sheldons attempted manipulation of
L
Religion 101 Week 7: 14th February 2012: Belief
Questions:
- How is Jefferson Bethkes video related to Martin Luther and the emphasis on belief in the
study of religion?
- Explain the difference between cognitive and affective beliefs, with reference to h
Religion 101 Week 8: 28th February 2012: Ritual
Questions:
- How does Mario weaving connect to issues of community, sacred text, gender, and colour
symbolism?
- Explain how three different rituals involving Simba are connected to a key message of The Lion
Religion 101 Week 9: 6th March 2012: Text
Questions:
- List four different ways in which the meaning of a text is NOT just about the words
themselves.
- Give two examples of biblical rules that A.J. Jacobs found positive, and two rules that he
found harmf
Religion 101 Week 10: 13th March 2012: Visual Culture
Questions:
- Give three examples of Indigenous art or architecture that demonstrate the idea that what
you see is NOT what you get.
- Using three examples, show how elements of visual culture relate to
Religion 101 Week 11: 20th March 2012: Contemporary Religion
Questions:
- How do questions of contemporary religion connect to two fundamental issues about the
definition of religion?
- Briefly describe four examples that illustrate how old religions have
Religion 101 Week 12: 27th March 2012: Group Presentations
Questions:
- Describe the message/belief of a film from today and one example of three religious aspects
of that film (i.e., one ritual, one text and one visual culture element).
-Describe two vis
Religion 101 Week 1: 3rd January 2012: Introduction to the Study of Religion\
Questions:
- Explain how 2 recent news events involve ideas about rebirth and death.
-List 4 ways in which the film Mission Impossible (Ghost Protocol) is linked with religion.
Anthropologist Arnold van Gennep has written Rites of Passage in which he presents his theory
of how the actions performed in rituals can act in significant ways to transform peoples concept
of time, space, and society (Nye 145-146). Rites of passage or r
