Question 1.1. Compare and contrast Sigmund Freud's theory as to the origin of religions with William James' theory. How does each of these psychologists view religion (positively or negatively)?
Then analyze how the insights of Freud or James might illuminate your religious tradition or the tradition with which you are most familiar. How would Freud or James understand that tradition? Use specific examples to support your answer (e.g., a specific belief or ritual).
Question 2.2. Identify and describe the Hindu Trimurti (trinity of gods). Make sure you use enough detail to support your answer (e.g., who were their female consorts, which one had avatars, etc.).
Question 3.3. Identify and analyze the Three Marks of Reality in Buddhism. How do these differ from the Hindu concept of reality? Make sure you use enough detail to support your answer.
Question 4.4. Sikhism began as an attempt to unify Hinduism and Islam. Identify and describe religious concepts that Sikhism took from Hinduism and those that it accepted from Islam? What elements from Hinduism did Nanak reject?
Then evaluate Sikhism's attempt to unify Hinduism and Islam. What makes this attempt problematic? Is it more productive or counterproductive to seek unity between religions by inventing a new religion? Make sure you use enough detail to support your answer.