RELS 2182 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Adapa, Atra-Hasis, Brahmapura

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 2182
• Professor: Paul Dilley

Document Summary

4th dimension: a dimension that is mathematically and scientifically extant, yet hard/impossible to see w/our current technology. It is supposed that those who enter ndes, ascs, and obes enter the 4th dimension. Abode of truth: inside the brahma-loka, where god brahma meditates, hinduism. Adapa: bla(cid:373)eless fi(cid:396)st hu(cid:373)a(cid:374); he (cid:272)u(cid:396)ses the (cid:449)i(cid:374)d fo(cid:396) (cid:272)apsizi(cid:374)g his (cid:271)oat a(cid:374)d (cid:271)(cid:396)eaks the (cid:449)i(cid:374)ds" (cid:449)i(cid:374)gs. A(cid:374)u, god of the sk(cid:455)/hea(cid:448)e(cid:374) gets a(cid:374)g(cid:396)(cid:455), (cid:271)ut ea tells adapa to p(cid:396)ete(cid:374)d he"s (cid:373)ou(cid:396)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. Dumuzi is pleased he"s still (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:373)ou(cid:396)(cid:374)ed a(cid:374)d puts i(cid:374) a good (cid:449)o(cid:396)d fo(cid:396) adapa. Adapa (cid:374)ot to eat a(cid:374)(cid:455) food offe(cid:396)ed a(cid:374)d he does(cid:374)"t e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) a fo(cid:396)gi(cid:448)i(cid:374)g a(cid:374)u offe(cid:396)s hi(cid:373) the water of eternal life. Agenticity: the ascribing of meaning to patterns-> (cid:862)all pa(cid:396)t of god"s pla(cid:374)(cid:863), (cid:272)o(cid:374)spi(cid:396)a(cid:272)(cid:455) theo(cid:396)ies. Akh: a (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:271)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of the (cid:862)(cid:271)a(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)ka(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:449)hat is i(cid:373)(cid:373)a(cid:374)e(cid:374)t(cid:895); a fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e ope(cid:396)ati(cid:374)g i(cid:374)depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)t of the body. Altered state of consciousness: often associated with the 4th dimension, often used to access spirit world.