RELIG 205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Angra Mainyu, Rabbinic Judaism, Brit Milah

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG 205
• Professor: Northway Eric

Document Summary

Hi"a (cid:894) hiites(cid:895): one of the major divisions of islam; makes up 20% of muslims; partisans of ali. Neo-pagan: neo=new and pagus=country so new country dweller (neo-pagan) Yom kippur: tenth day of the se(cid:448)e(cid:374)th (cid:373)o(cid:374)th (cid:862) a(cid:271)(cid:271)ath of a(cid:271)(cid:271)aths(cid:863) (judaism) Martin luther: protestant reformer in germany from 1483-1546; wrote the 95 theses (christanity) Abu bakr: father of muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ad"s fa(cid:448)orite (cid:449)ife aisha; u(cid:374)ited ara(cid:271)ia (cid:894)isla(cid:373)(cid:895) Bricolage: constructed or created from a diverse range of available things (alternative paths) Sunni: one of the major divisions of islam; makes up 80% of muslims, followers of the 4 rashidun (islam) Covenant/testament: most important theme in biblical judaism (judaism) Talmud: part of rabbinic judaism; mishnah and gemara combined (judaism) Muezzin: man who calls muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque (islam) 5 pillars of islam: shadah, salat, seyam, zakat, and haji (islam) Ostara: ancient germanic/nordic religion; often refer to themselves as heathens rather than neo- pagans (neo-pagans)