Fordham University Religion Practices Tribes of Native Americans Question

I’m working on a religion multi-part question and need an explanation to help me understand better.

Essay questions should employ Chicago style formatting.

A. Provide a 1-2 sentence explanation of the following terms, AND give one example

from a text we have read that showcases your explanation.

a. Points possible: 30 (2 per term)

i. One point per term for a correct definition

ii. One point per term for a relevant textual reference

1. Iroquois nation

2. Sky Burial

3. Nation of Islam

4. Righteous anger

5. Pluralism

6. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA)

7. Strategy versus Tactics

8. Structural historical amnesia

9. Cura Personalis

10. Proletariat

11. Peonage

12. AIM

13. #BlackLivesMatter

14. Jim Crow laws

15. Thomas Aquinas’ three types of sin through anger

B. In 1-2 paragraphs, explain Freud’s critique of religion.

a. Points possible: 20

i. Length requirement met: 5 points

ii. Demonstrates correct understanding of theory in question: 15

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C. Please answer each of the following essay questions in 2-4 paragraphs.

a. Points possible: 50 (25 per essay question)

i. Length requirement met: 5 points

ii. Demonstrates correct understanding of theory in question: 10 points

iii. Thoughtfully applies theory from one text to another text: 10 points

1. Explain Marx’s understanding of religion as “the opium of the

people” and then consider the role of religion among native

peoples in the United States as depicted in Lee Irwin’s article.

Do the religious expressions of Native peoples function as an

opiate? Why or why not?

2. What constitutes a prophetic leader as presented in Lee Irwin’s

article? What mode of response to colonizing forces do these

figures represent (see Irwin’s distinction)? Turning to James

Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, should one consider Elijah

Mohammed to have been a prophetic leader? Why or why not?