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Rel 152 Fall 1998 Quiz #1 makeup
| 10/1/98 | Name:______________________ |
Respond to the following essay questions. Be succinct --
information is much more important than volume. This is due at
the beginning of class on Fri, Oct. 9. Remember to attach a
copy of your valid excuse for missing the quiz, or an approved
explanation.
1. What do we mean by 'Religion'? How has the western
religious heritage colored the traditional view of what is and is not
religious? What impact might our conscious or unconscious definition
have on our approach to religions other than our own?
2. Discuss how the apparent religion(s) of Mohenjo-Daro and
Harrapa were like the religion(s) of ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer, Babylon).
In what ways were they precursors of later Vedic Hinduism?