Indigenous religion refers to those religions which are native to indigenous peoples around the world. They are “descendents of the original inhabitants of lands now controlled by larger political systems in which they may have little influence.” In the second chapter of her book‚ Living Religions‚ Mary Pat Fisher takes the position that indigenous spiritual practices should be called lifeways and not religions. Lifeways are “a particular
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Indigenous Religions of the World What is an ‘indigenous’ religion or belief system? When we hear the term ‘indigenous religion’‚ what comes to our minds? How do we react internally when those words are mentioned? How do adherents of indigenous religions feel about those outside of their social and cultural circles‚ who know very little of their beliefs and who understand them even less. And how did the term ‘indigenous’ become associated with various belief systems that‚ in many cases‚ preceded
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Indigenous religions are those that are not mobile‚ came into being in certain areas and have not expanded beyond that area. These were also more tribal based‚ with mostly oral histories. I find animism very interesting and it is a strong belief in many indigenous religions. Animism to me symbolizes the closeness that indigenous people had with nature. Respecting their surroundings was a path to sustainable survival. Animism capturers my imagination‚ because in today’s world there is very little
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points each): (1) In chapter 2‚ the textbook author uses various terms for “indigenous religions”: traditional‚ aboriginal‚ indigenous‚ tribal‚ nonliterate‚ primal‚ native‚ oral‚ and basic. Select four or five of these terms and discuss why you believe each of those terms is applicable to the religions covered in this chapter. (2) Why do so many indigenous religions have such a reverence for nature? Indigenous religions have such a reverence for nature because they have deep respect for Earth
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author uses various terms for “indigenous religions”: traditional‚ aboriginal‚ indigenous‚ tribal‚ nonliterate‚ primal‚ native‚ oral‚ and basic. Select four or five of these terms and discuss why you believe each of those terms is applicable to the religions covered in this chapter. “Native”. The word native relates well with the religions in this chapter because many of these religions are native to the place they come from. For instance the indigenous religion in Hawaii host a goddess of fire
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Define indigenous religion‚ and describe at least one aspect of indigenous religions that exists in a similar form in a traditional mainstream religion. The word indigenous means “originated in”‚ and thus the term “indigenous religion” means “the original religion of a place.” Essentially this term is applied to the group of people of any religion‚ culture‚ or area. The indigenous religion is a unique religion associated with the particular group. For example‚ the native tribes in the United States
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Mayan Religion Bob Marthy English 4 Period 6 The Mayan religion is a distinct type of religion and a very interesting one. Throughout this research I found many interesting facts. Mayans were an important part of the Mesoamerican culture and were in fact from Mesoamerican territory. “The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike
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eligion traditions Religion Traditions Terika Jenkins REL/134 November 17‚ 2012 Jack Batchelor Religion Traditions Religious traditions play a huge role with humans and their beliefs of who controls the world. Religion is believed to have many different meanings to different people. The definition of religion varies but the common definition is people in an organization that to worship together and have the same beliefs. It is also viewed a system of belief that worships a God or gods
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Traits of Indigenous Religions If you are familiar with the term “indigenous” you would know to define that as anything native to a certain area. Indigenous religions are religions native to a particular geographic region. These religions have been studied for many years‚ and have been thought to be profound due to their distinctive practices. However‚ most people‚ westerners for example‚ may have a skewed view of these religions‚ and may find them to be more aboriginal rather than developed
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Catholic 1. What does the Catholic Church teach us about life after death? Catholic tradition teaches us that life after death is a deceased person that is raised from death to a new eternal life with God. Catholics believe that although the body has died‚ something in us lives on. At the moment of death‚ is when the soul is separated from the deceased and is no longer within the body. The body then begins to fall apart and left on its own to decompose. However the soul is everlasting and will
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