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- sunnis
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the traditionalists
--their practices are guided by the Quran and hadith. they also belong to one of the four schools of interpretation - Amaterasu
- she is the daughter of a nagi from tears; the mother goddess of Japan
- hijrah
- the migration from Mecca to Medina
- Epistles
- letters
- satori
- sudden enlightenmnt
- shikan
- stopping and seeing
- Pharisaic Sect
- were living in exile and had to practice at home; purity of food...Rituals!
- Conservative Judaism
-
scientific study of the Bible and rabbinical material
-vernacular is used more than Hebrew
**worship on Saturday mornig
- men cover their heads with yarmulke
-attempt to abide by the iblical and talmudic laws reg. food laws and Sabbath observance - talmud
-
combination of the gemara and mishnah. gemara dealt with every area of Jewish life.
* it contained two sections:
1. halachah
2. haggadah - Reform Judaism
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simply stated that in 1843:
1. continuation in dev. of Judaism
2. Talmud has no authority over the modern jew
3. seek no messiah and know of no other homeland than the birthplace of jew
** kosher food laws more relaxed, more vernacular worship
**worship on Friday evenings - hasidism
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follows the teachings of Baal Shem Tov:
teaches that God was not to be found in scholarly research in the bible r the talmud but in spimple heartfelt faith - zazen
- practice of just sitting (discipline)
- synagogue
-
"assembly"
can exist whereever there is a copy of the Torah and 10 adult Jewish males
* arose during Dispora when Jew could no longer worship in temples - Qumran Community
- part of the Dead Sea Sect where animal sacrifice is done and there is spiritualization of religion
- Muhammad
- the messenger of Allah and the prophet of Islam
- umma
-
the community; has 4 schools of interpretation
1. Hanifi'i
2. Malaki'i
3. Shafi'i
4. hanbali'i - sufi
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form of muslim mysticism and have a great love of God
*includes "tariqua" - kami
- protectors associated with clans; supernatural/mysterious; not associatd with myths or stories
- zionism
- pleading the case for a jewish state
- Orthodox Judaism
-
[largest group withing judaism]
-strve to preserve traditional jewish culture and religion and resist the secularizing elements of modernity
-strict observance of the Sabbath (Fri. evening to Sat. sundown)
-women and men are seperated and must cover their heads
**hebrew language - shinto
-
"the way of the gods"
-religious nationalism
-aspects of animism and ancestor worship
- worshipful attitude toward the beuaties of the land - Ramadan
- the holy month of prescribed fasting for the Muslims. It was during this month that the Quranic revelations began.
- tea ceremony
- ritualistic set of actions
- malaki'i
- consensus of the community
- Eucharist
- communion meal; models after Jesus' last meal with his disciples before his death
- hanbali
- emphasis on the Qu'ran
- Mt. sinai
- where moses received from God the laws by which Jews should abide
- shari'ah
-
"law"
interpretations of the Qur'an - mono no aware
- relationships with the kami is to write poetry/music to move people; artisitc pursuits become rituals to establish closeness to kami
- shafi'ites
- rejects all forms of opinion
- hongaku
- primordial enlightenment; everything in the world is already enlightened
- ijma
- concensus of the community
- Reconstructionism
-
founder: mordecai M. Kaplan stated that;
not enough to practice judaism as a relig only but the entire Jewish culture should be studied and experienced
- support the state of Isreal as the home ofJewish culture - hafiites
- they considered the opinions of Muslims leaders
- Five Pillars of Islam
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things that one must do to be a good muslim:
1. repetition of creed [shahadah]
2. Daily prayer 5x [salaht]
3. almsgiving [zakaht]
4. fasting [sawm]
5. pilgrimmage [hajj] - Quraysh
- the most powerful and prominent tribe in all of Arabia in the Prophet's era. The Quraysh were the keepers of the Ka'bah and therefore one of the wealthiest and most powerful tribes. The Prophet was from among the Quraysh.
- tariqua
- "the awakening"
- surah
- "chapter"
- soto
- part of the zen bddhist sect; dogen is the founder; monastic practice; "practice is enlightenment; ablsolute now, time is an illusion; includes Shikan and Taza
- resurrection
- when Jesus came back from the dead after 3 days
- apocalyptic
- the day of judgement will come when the end of the world has arrived
- Allah
- the one true God
- Mecca
- where all Muslims go for pilgrimmages
- covenant
- agreement between God and the people of Isreal
- rinzai
- part of the zen buddhist sect; incorporates zazen and ecourages absolute obedience; it is the school of the samurais
- hadith
- tradition
- shiites
-
they began as a political dispute over the successor of Muhammad
-generally are suspicius of the world and prize the true believer
1.believe in the divineness of the imams
2. believe that there were a total of 7 imams in history....others, 12
3. believe in Messiah figure Mahdi= guided one
4. prize martyrdom
5. do not trust the sunni interpretation of the Quran - hajj
- the pilgrimmage to Mecca
- gospel
- "book"
- baptism
- initiation into Chrisianity
- mishnah
-
"repetition"
tried to intepret the laws of the Torah and how 2nd-century Jews attempted to live by the law of God - pentecost
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holy day of the christians that takes place fifty days after passover and commemorates the giving of the law on mt. sinai
*birthday of the church - Torah
- Scriptures; contains both written works and God's pattern of creation; "revelation"
- christians
- focus lies more toward the life of Jesus Christ
- Qu'ran
-
the Scripture of Islam that contains guidelines for the Islamic community
-means "reading" or "revelation" - Moses
- led the Hebrews out of Egypt in Exodus
- Body of Christ
- bread and wine
- holocaust
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the annihilation of the Jews through extermination camps operated by Adolf Hitler
* 6 million jews are killed - Abraham
- the father of the nation of Isreal; the great patriarch of Judaism
- ihram
- the sacred dress of muslims during prayer
- ugi
-
"clan system"
almost more imp. than blood type