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Ancient and Indigenous Religions
Religion in Ancient Greece * Greek religion was a blend of Myths and Legends that explained how things came to be and why events happen. * Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses controlled the lives of human and beings and always interfered in them. * They believed that spirits live within the landscape, water caves and mountains. This is known through the use of Myths and Legends * The two sacred books were the Theogony by Hesiod and Iliad and Odyssey. * The theogony described the origins of the gods and goddesses of of Olympus and how they came to be. * The illiad and the Odyssey have been called the bible of the ancient Greeks. They were full interactions between humans and Gods. * Greeks built many temples for their Gods but didn’t worship in them. The people instead offered a sacrifice at the front of the building. Most famous temple is the 12m high statue and temple of Parthenon. * Every family had a private shrine inside their own house where they offered daily prayers and a libation of wine. * Greek religion had priests chosen from among the general population and served for a limited period of time.
The Inuit * The Inuit culture in North west America was concerned with two challenged, cold in the Arctic and danger of starvation. * They depended on hunting for food * They became close with animals they hunted and believed they had a soul and meant hunted animals were respected adversaries. * They believed underwater mammals were governed by a Goddess called Sedna or Takanaluk. She only released animals if proper rituals were performed. * Spiritual leader of a tribe was a shaman. He had special knowledge and interpreted signs for the tribe. If there was sickness or lack of food, he determined witch taboo had been broken and tried to amend their
Religion in Ancient Greece * Greek religion was a blend of Myths and Legends that explained how things came to be and why events happen. * Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses controlled the lives of human and beings and always interfered in them. * They believed that spirits live within the landscape, water caves and mountains. This is known through the use of Myths and Legends * The two sacred books were the Theogony by Hesiod and Iliad and Odyssey. * The theogony described the origins of the gods and goddesses of of Olympus and how they came to be. * The illiad and the Odyssey have been called the bible of the ancient Greeks. They were full interactions between humans and Gods. * Greeks built many temples for their Gods but didn’t worship in them. The people instead offered a sacrifice at the front of the building. Most famous temple is the 12m high statue and temple of Parthenon. * Every family had a private shrine inside their own house where they offered daily prayers and a libation of wine. * Greek religion had priests chosen from among the general population and served for a limited period of time.
The Inuit * The Inuit culture in North west America was concerned with two challenged, cold in the Arctic and danger of starvation. * They depended on hunting for food * They became close with animals they hunted and believed they had a soul and meant hunted animals were respected adversaries. * They believed underwater mammals were governed by a Goddess called Sedna or Takanaluk. She only released animals if proper rituals were performed. * Spiritual leader of a tribe was a shaman. He had special knowledge and interpreted signs for the tribe. If there was sickness or lack of food, he determined witch taboo had been broken and tried to amend their