Question

Research—Look up each of the following words and give an example of it or explain what it means in your own words. For example, for animism, which religions or cultures believed in it (or still believe)? For ancient mysteries, what is an actual cult that was around during the classical period?

1. animism:

2. dualism:

3. initiation (look at secret societies/mysteries):

4. ancient mystery cults:

5. oracle:

6. ritual (look up ancient Greek rituals):

Answer 1

Animism: Hinduism believed in animism.

Dualism: There are different types of dualism like mind-body, God-world, matter-spirit, and good-evil. Mind and body would be thinking that, the mind and the body are two separate things.

Initiation: Initiation is the act of accepting someone in a secret group or cult. So say if your Christian, it would be Christian baptism.

Ancient mystery cults: Ancient mystery cults is serving more personal attitudes toward death or the afterlife.

Oracle: Oracle would be a priest acting through a medium who sought a prophecy from the gods and got it.

Ritual: The most common act of rituals in Greece was animal sacrifice.(Mostly oxen, goats, and sheep.

Explanation: I don't have one. Sorry.

Answer 2

Dualism: the division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided.

"a dualism between man and nature"

initiation: the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.

"rituals of initiation"

ancient mystery cults: particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies from long ago.

oracle:especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.

ritual: an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.

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