World Religions - Bolen

The stated purpose of human sacrifices by the Aztecs was to

What was an axis mundi in the Aztecs’ religion?

The Lakota trickster figure

A natural form, such as an animal or rock, that symbolizes an Ancestor

Australian Aboriginal initiation rituals are not meant to

The dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living in the world

The Plains Indians begin a vision quest at a

The belief that God is in everything

The Lakota believe Wakan Tanka

The supreme but distant god of the Yoruba

The world’s religions

Overcoming the limitations imposed by the human condition

Yoruba priests who help people learn their future

Believing they had divine force, which 2 parts of humans did Aztecs focus during sacrifices

Which of the following is not included in all primal traditions?

The purpose of the Yoruba religion is to

What was considered an acceptable alternative to human sacrifice by the Aztecs?

In a vision quest, the vision generally arrives in the form of

The belief in many gods

A supernatural being containing both good and evil who may disrupt the normal course of life

A place, object, or person that is believed to connect heaven and earth

A religion that does not hold a belief in a personal god or gods is

The hundreds of deities worshiped by the Yoruba

The understanding of the nature of the universe is called

Which of the following is one of the ritual practitioners or mediators in the Yoruba religion?

System that tells certain sacred things & activities set aside for members of a group

The Australian Aborigines believe that the spiritual essence of the Ancestors

A formal worship practice, often re-enacting a myth

The belief in one God

The capacity for seeing things from another’s perspective

Which of the following did Aztecs not believe about the current sun?