HST149 Joseph Campbell Telecourse
Final Exam Study Guide

purpose of ancient Hinduism
Tantra and Kundalini Yoga
yuj, the root of the word Yoga in Sanskrit, means
"thread."
purpose of Patanjaliís Yoga
center of power along the sushumna (bottom to top of universe and body)

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Muladhara Chakra
Svadhistnana Chakra
Manipura Chakra
Anahata Chakra
Vishuddha Chakra
Ajna Chakra
Sahasrara Chakra
second chakra of Vishnu
Kali dancing on the prostrate body of Shiva

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former ruler of the classical Tibetan state
The "Buddha-to-be" in Mahayana Buddhism
used for meditation in Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism
diagram -
spiritual emancipation
defined as the void -
reincarnation (east) = ? (west)
stages of the afterlife
Buddhism is primarily concerned with creating circumstances to prevent rebirth
First Bardo
Second Bardo
Third Bardo

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cult of Demeter and her daughter was centered at
Dionysus
Demeter
Christian Eucharist
Hades
Petroasa Bowl
Christian myth, the self-sacrifice of a god incarnate on the cross
Narcissus

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The Grail
heroic, individualistic tradition in the romances as native to Europe
Tristan and Isolde and Parzival
Gottfriedís Tristan and Isold
Wolframís Parzival
Indo-European people Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
"Western Way"
concept of fulfillment of individual potential

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King Mark of Ireland
Morolt
Isolde
Tristan
Brangane
The tragic dilemma of Tristan and Isolde is
Sword in bed
noble heart

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Herzeloyde,
Parzival
Gurnemanz,
Condwiramus
black queen of Zazamanc
provides an inexhaustible supply of food and drink
mythic dissociation
conditions of life
the Wasteland
Malory on the search for the transcendental god = negative why?