HUM 145 Introduction to World Humanities I
Third Quarter Review
Judaism/Christianity
Monotheism
Covenant
Historical memory
Israel
YHWH
Tanakh
Torah
Nevi'im
Khetuvim
Historicized fiction
Fictionalized history
Assimilation and Judaic identity
The Mysterion
Euangelion
Gospel Narratives
Acts of the Apostles
Epistles (Paul, "Pauline")
Revelation
Synoptic Tradition
Q (“quelle”)
Constantine
Edict of Milan (313 CE)
The Nicene Creed (325 CE)
Via Universalis
Basilica
Atrium
Narthex
Nave
Transept
Apse
Augustine
Christian visual arts (painting, sculpture, iconography)
Byzantium/Islam
Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul
Justinian/Theodora
The Schism of East and West (1054CE)
Iconography
Iconoclast
Iconophile
Latin Cross
Greek Cross
Pendentive
Hagia Sophia
Muhammed
Koran/Quran
Hadj (Hajj)
Ramadan
The Five Pillars of Faith:
Sufism
Arabesque
Calligraphy
Moorish Arch
Mosque
Mihrab
Minaret
Muezzin
Indian Civilization
Mohenjo-Daro/Harappa
Vedas
Upanishads
Darsan
Hindu
Brahman
Atman
Moksha
Bhakti and the Fine Arts
The Triune Godhead:
Shakti (e.g., Parvati, Lakshmi, Kali)
Krishna
Karma
Caste
Samsara
Bhagavad Gita (Krishna, Arjuna)
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha
The Four Passing Sights
The Middle Way
The Four Noble Truths:
Nirvana
Hinayana
Mahayana
Mudra
Chaitya
Stupa
Discussion Question Pool
1. Discuss the nature of the Hebrew covenant. How are its “vertical” and “horizontal” paths of relationship dependent on each other? How do the Ten Commandments reflect the spirit of the covenant?
2. Why is "history" important to the Judaic religious consciousness? How does the action and nature of the God of Israel relate to this historical consciousness? Contrast this perspective with that of other religious traditions we have studied this semester.
3. Describe the nature and intent of early Christian painting and sculpture. How does it differ from prior Greek and Roman traditions? Give some examples.
4. Explain the three aspects of the primary Hindu godhead and describe how their nature(s) and interrelationship reflects the Hindu view of space and time in the universe.
5. If Buddhism is nontheistic, then what is the Buddhist striving for? With what is he/she trying to unite, if anything? why?
6. In what ways (religious, social, political) was the advent and spread of Buddhism a direct challenge to existing Hindu doctrine and cultural assumptions?