just stroking my ego......(or procrastinating)
Dear Jeanine,
Again with the perfect exam! This time I've grade about 2/3's of the tests and only one other person has gotten this score. That puts you in a very rarified category.
Your grades were all great, except for the bulletin board. That was almost a problem, giving you an A- average. It was close though, so I factored in the extra credit and your final grade is an A.
Good luck in all that you do.
Jane
Jeanine Garcia
110%
A+
Perfect. Again!!
1) (12 points) What “Virgin on the Bay” is related to two goddesses that represent a tri-racial people?
La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
Who are the two goddesses?
Atabey and Oshun
What two religions do they represent?
Yoruba and Taino religions
Who are the tri-racial people?
Cubans
African American, Native American (Taino) and Spanish people.
2)(20 points) Excluding the two goddesses named above, name five goddesses (that’s goddesses, not various names of Mary) that are related to the Virgin Mary through story or identity, and BRIEFLY explain the link.
For example:
The Greek goddess Aphrodite had priestesses who lived apart from men and were called “virgins” because of their independence. Any child born to one of these virgins was considered divine.
OR
The Peruvians hid their worship of the Andean mother-goddess Pacha Mama by concealing her in the identity of the Virgin Mary -- it is said that even today, one can find a figurine of Pacha Mama under the skirts of every church statue of the Virgin Mary.
1. Artemis -Artemis was also considered a perpetual Virgin. The location of Mary’s house at Ephesus is also the site of the Temple of Artemis, which is a sacred site. One was built on top of the other (Mary’s home on Artemis’ Temple), yet the old remains are contained in the new.
2. Tonantzin- (or Virgin of Guadalupe) The church for the virgin depicts her image as do Christian/Catholic churches do of the Virgin Mary. Tonantzin is believed to hold the same compassion and unconditional love as the Virgin Mary.
3. Cybele- Cybele is the fertility goddess of Anatolia, and is considered a mother figure similar to the Virgin Mary. In relation to the Pagans, Cybele contained the presence of the Virgin Mary, making it easier for them to accept Christianity.
4. Isis- Isis is the Egyptian goddess, married to Osiris. Depictions of her from Egyptian sculpture served as a model for future statues of the Virgin Mary (i.e. representations by Donatello).
5. Eostre- Eostre is the goddess of spring, the dawn, and is in harmony with the rebirth of nature. She is also associated with various aspects such as the renewal of life and fertility, and was able to produce eggs, chicks, and hares, similar to the idea of the Immaculate Conception and Mary’s birth to Jesus. Easter which is the holiday named after her, also celebrates the life of Jesus, who was Mary’s son.
3)(5 points) Name the synoptic gospels and explain who copied whom.
Synoptic Gospels-Mark, Matthew, Luke, and Q
Luke copied from Mark and Q, and Matthew copied from Mark and Q.
4)(6 points) Women’s essential difference upon which many religious laws concerning gender apartheid are based: on Menstrual Laws (also based on the concept of Nidah-the time of impurity based on the menstrual cycle and birth)
Which book of Hebrew scripture that we studied discusses these laws? Leviticus
Give one example of a present day observation of these laws.
A present day observation of these laws is the use of the Mikvah- a ritual bath for cleansing after a woman’s period. It is still practiced by Orthodox Jewish women. It only after that they return to service with others.
5)(4 points) Name a passage from the New Testament that seems to condone both slavery and men’s domination over women.
Ephesians 5:22 and 6:5,7
Who is the author of this passage?
St. Paul
6) (1 point) Name one way that Jesus showed that his ideas about women were quite radical.
He let a hemorrhaging woman touch his robes and he was always surrounded by women.
7) (8 points) The Da Vinci Code suggests that what two people were part of a hieros gamos?
Mary Magdalene and Jesus
Name three other pairs (from mythology) linked in hieros gamos:
-Isis and Osiris
-Inanna and Dumuzi
-Yahweh/ El and Asherah
11) (2 points) Name a religious myth that shows the diabolization of women who insist on sexual license.
The Myth of Lilith, the wife of Adam who wasn’t (sexually) subservient was killed and replaced by subservient Eve.
12) (5 points) What passage from the Bible links the Genesis account of creation with that of the Babylonian myth of creation?
Genesis 1:27 and/or 2:21
13) (6 points) In the Babylonian creation myth, how does the god defeat the forces of chaos?
Marduk slays the sea serpent (Tiamat, his grandmother) and makes the land with her body parts.
Who are the major characters in this myth?
Tiamat is the sea serpent, Marduk is the slayer
14) (3 points) Name three ways that the new religion of Islam improved the status of women.
1. the birth of a daughter was considered a blessing
2. equal rights to women (women and men are equal, but not the same)
3. no passing of father’s wives to their sons
15) (3 points) Name three important women in the formative years of Islam and their relationship to the Prophet.
1. Fatima, his first daughter
2. Khadija, his first wife and also first convert
3. Aisha, his favorite wife who studied the whole Koran
16) (3 points) Explain one way in which observant Muslim women have better legal rights than observant (or Orthodox) Jewish women.
Muslim women can seek a divorce without the permission of their husband. Orthodox Jewish women can only divorce if their husband consents to it.
17) (3 points) Name an Islamic Asian nation where women have fairly high status.
Indonesia
Name one way in which this status is evident.
Their president is a woman (Megawati).
18) (2 points) Who gave permission for Columbus to enslave the Tainos?
Pope Alexander VI (King Ferdinand wrote the document declaring the Tainos as “subjects” of the King)
Pope Nicholas V also gave consent.
What important condition was set for this boon?
The important condition was to “civilize” every “savage” in the New World.
By Christianizing them.
19) (4 points) Name four aspects of Taino culture that are still present in the Caribbean:
1. words still used today: huracán, canoa, hamaca, and barbacoa
2. smoking tobacco
3. construction of thatched dwellings
4. preparation of staple food-yuca
20) (3 points) What is the name of the “sacred universal energy” in Yoruba religion? Ashé
Briefly compare this Yoruba concept with that of another religion.
Example: ______ of the Yoruba and Chinese Qi
Ashé of the Yoruba and Hindu Prana /Shakti
21) (10 points) What type of duality did Paul incorporate into the newly formed Christian faith?
Discordant Duality
Briefly explain how this is detrimental to Christian women.
Women are seen as “evil,” looked at badly, and are considered the lesser of the two sexes (i.e. the story of Adam and Eve; the snake was considered evil and tempted them to sin. Women were compared to the snake, making this thought detrimental to Christian women).
Basically with discordant duality, one sex must be good and the other must be bad. Not only that, but among the same sex (women) there are good types and bad.
Explain the nearly universal way this type of duality is applied to women.
Women are often pre-judged (i.e. virgin-whore) and are alienated from certain “male-oriented” activities.
23) (10 points) Classify the following ten items by yin and yang:
example:
hot peppers relative to salt
yang and yin
water relative to fire
yin and yang
men relative to women
yang and yin
moon relative to sun
yin and yang
earth relative to sky
yin and yang
day relative to night
yang and yin
summer relative to winter
yang and yin
sunny side of the mountain relative to shady side of mountain
yang and yin
heat relative to cold
yang and yin
young adulthood relative to middle age
yang and yin
black relative to white
yin and yang
female relative to male
yin and yang
Again with the perfect exam! This time I've grade about 2/3's of the tests and only one other person has gotten this score. That puts you in a very rarified category.
Your grades were all great, except for the bulletin board. That was almost a problem, giving you an A- average. It was close though, so I factored in the extra credit and your final grade is an A.
Good luck in all that you do.
Jane
Jeanine Garcia
110%
A+
Perfect. Again!!
1) (12 points) What “Virgin on the Bay” is related to two goddesses that represent a tri-racial people?
La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
Who are the two goddesses?
Atabey and Oshun
What two religions do they represent?
Yoruba and Taino religions
Who are the tri-racial people?
Cubans
African American, Native American (Taino) and Spanish people.
2)(20 points) Excluding the two goddesses named above, name five goddesses (that’s goddesses, not various names of Mary) that are related to the Virgin Mary through story or identity, and BRIEFLY explain the link.
For example:
The Greek goddess Aphrodite had priestesses who lived apart from men and were called “virgins” because of their independence. Any child born to one of these virgins was considered divine.
OR
The Peruvians hid their worship of the Andean mother-goddess Pacha Mama by concealing her in the identity of the Virgin Mary -- it is said that even today, one can find a figurine of Pacha Mama under the skirts of every church statue of the Virgin Mary.
1. Artemis -Artemis was also considered a perpetual Virgin. The location of Mary’s house at Ephesus is also the site of the Temple of Artemis, which is a sacred site. One was built on top of the other (Mary’s home on Artemis’ Temple), yet the old remains are contained in the new.
2. Tonantzin- (or Virgin of Guadalupe) The church for the virgin depicts her image as do Christian/Catholic churches do of the Virgin Mary. Tonantzin is believed to hold the same compassion and unconditional love as the Virgin Mary.
3. Cybele- Cybele is the fertility goddess of Anatolia, and is considered a mother figure similar to the Virgin Mary. In relation to the Pagans, Cybele contained the presence of the Virgin Mary, making it easier for them to accept Christianity.
4. Isis- Isis is the Egyptian goddess, married to Osiris. Depictions of her from Egyptian sculpture served as a model for future statues of the Virgin Mary (i.e. representations by Donatello).
5. Eostre- Eostre is the goddess of spring, the dawn, and is in harmony with the rebirth of nature. She is also associated with various aspects such as the renewal of life and fertility, and was able to produce eggs, chicks, and hares, similar to the idea of the Immaculate Conception and Mary’s birth to Jesus. Easter which is the holiday named after her, also celebrates the life of Jesus, who was Mary’s son.
3)(5 points) Name the synoptic gospels and explain who copied whom.
Synoptic Gospels-Mark, Matthew, Luke, and Q
Luke copied from Mark and Q, and Matthew copied from Mark and Q.
4)(6 points) Women’s essential difference upon which many religious laws concerning gender apartheid are based: on Menstrual Laws (also based on the concept of Nidah-the time of impurity based on the menstrual cycle and birth)
Which book of Hebrew scripture that we studied discusses these laws? Leviticus
Give one example of a present day observation of these laws.
A present day observation of these laws is the use of the Mikvah- a ritual bath for cleansing after a woman’s period. It is still practiced by Orthodox Jewish women. It only after that they return to service with others.
5)(4 points) Name a passage from the New Testament that seems to condone both slavery and men’s domination over women.
Ephesians 5:22 and 6:5,7
Who is the author of this passage?
St. Paul
6) (1 point) Name one way that Jesus showed that his ideas about women were quite radical.
He let a hemorrhaging woman touch his robes and he was always surrounded by women.
7) (8 points) The Da Vinci Code suggests that what two people were part of a hieros gamos?
Mary Magdalene and Jesus
Name three other pairs (from mythology) linked in hieros gamos:
-Isis and Osiris
-Inanna and Dumuzi
-Yahweh/ El and Asherah
11) (2 points) Name a religious myth that shows the diabolization of women who insist on sexual license.
The Myth of Lilith, the wife of Adam who wasn’t (sexually) subservient was killed and replaced by subservient Eve.
12) (5 points) What passage from the Bible links the Genesis account of creation with that of the Babylonian myth of creation?
Genesis 1:27 and/or 2:21
13) (6 points) In the Babylonian creation myth, how does the god defeat the forces of chaos?
Marduk slays the sea serpent (Tiamat, his grandmother) and makes the land with her body parts.
Who are the major characters in this myth?
Tiamat is the sea serpent, Marduk is the slayer
14) (3 points) Name three ways that the new religion of Islam improved the status of women.
1. the birth of a daughter was considered a blessing
2. equal rights to women (women and men are equal, but not the same)
3. no passing of father’s wives to their sons
15) (3 points) Name three important women in the formative years of Islam and their relationship to the Prophet.
1. Fatima, his first daughter
2. Khadija, his first wife and also first convert
3. Aisha, his favorite wife who studied the whole Koran
16) (3 points) Explain one way in which observant Muslim women have better legal rights than observant (or Orthodox) Jewish women.
Muslim women can seek a divorce without the permission of their husband. Orthodox Jewish women can only divorce if their husband consents to it.
17) (3 points) Name an Islamic Asian nation where women have fairly high status.
Indonesia
Name one way in which this status is evident.
Their president is a woman (Megawati).
18) (2 points) Who gave permission for Columbus to enslave the Tainos?
Pope Alexander VI (King Ferdinand wrote the document declaring the Tainos as “subjects” of the King)
Pope Nicholas V also gave consent.
What important condition was set for this boon?
The important condition was to “civilize” every “savage” in the New World.
By Christianizing them.
19) (4 points) Name four aspects of Taino culture that are still present in the Caribbean:
1. words still used today: huracán, canoa, hamaca, and barbacoa
2. smoking tobacco
3. construction of thatched dwellings
4. preparation of staple food-yuca
20) (3 points) What is the name of the “sacred universal energy” in Yoruba religion? Ashé
Briefly compare this Yoruba concept with that of another religion.
Example: ______ of the Yoruba and Chinese Qi
Ashé of the Yoruba and Hindu Prana /Shakti
21) (10 points) What type of duality did Paul incorporate into the newly formed Christian faith?
Discordant Duality
Briefly explain how this is detrimental to Christian women.
Women are seen as “evil,” looked at badly, and are considered the lesser of the two sexes (i.e. the story of Adam and Eve; the snake was considered evil and tempted them to sin. Women were compared to the snake, making this thought detrimental to Christian women).
Basically with discordant duality, one sex must be good and the other must be bad. Not only that, but among the same sex (women) there are good types and bad.
Explain the nearly universal way this type of duality is applied to women.
Women are often pre-judged (i.e. virgin-whore) and are alienated from certain “male-oriented” activities.
23) (10 points) Classify the following ten items by yin and yang:
example:
hot peppers relative to salt
yang and yin
water relative to fire
yin and yang
men relative to women
yang and yin
moon relative to sun
yin and yang
earth relative to sky
yin and yang
day relative to night
yang and yin
summer relative to winter
yang and yin
sunny side of the mountain relative to shady side of mountain
yang and yin
heat relative to cold
yang and yin
young adulthood relative to middle age
yang and yin
black relative to white
yin and yang
female relative to male
yin and yang