historical figure known for his Confucian virtues. China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times. It is well known that Confucianism is an indigenous religion and is the soul of Chinese culture‚ which enjoyed popular support among people and even became the guiding ideology for feudalism society‚ but it did not develop into a national belief. It makes the culture more tolerant to others‚ thus‚ many other religions have been brought into the country in different dynasties‚ but none of
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Activity #2 8-15-00 Traditional African Religion The Religious Sphere There is widespread belief in a supreme God‚ unique and transcendent. Africans have a sense of the sacred and sense of mystery; there is high reverence for sacred places‚ persons and objects; sacred times are celebrated. Belief in the after life is incorporated in myths and in funeral ceremonies. Religion enfolds the whole of life; there is a difference between life and religion. Ancestors mediate between God and men
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Traditional African Religion Before one starts to outline the traditional religion in Africa‚ one must first explain the way Africa is as a whole. Without the knowledge of the past combined with knowledge of culture‚ one would have a very vague‚ if any‚ understanding of traditional religion. Out of all of the continents‚ Africa is the most central. It is told that the first man was found in Africa‚ so with this‚ many feel that Africa is the birthplace of human culture. Within this continent
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Traditional Viking Religion The Vikings’ religious beliefs were constantly changing and evolving. They had many different ways of worshiping‚ and viewing their gods. It was dependent completely on where you lived‚ in what era‚ and what your social class was‚ though the Vikings weren’t very strict on this. Most of these beliefs were recorded after Christianity had already taken hold of the Viking culture. But‚ it seems that under their outer appearance of ‘good little Christians’‚ they were still
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What is religion? Religion is the belief and worship of a higher being like a God or Gods. These deities will vary depending on the beliefs of that particular Religion. Religion can also be defined as a system of faith in which the ‘followers’ of these deities or deity pursue the higher being with great devotion; performing acts in which they believe will please the higher beings. Humans need faith as this is what sets ground rules for humans to follow. Faith succours human beings in gaining goodness
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Indigenous religion is a rare set of beliefs practiced by few‚ which was handed down from ancestors to proceeding generations. Many of these participants‚ according to our text‚ maintain a sacred way of life‚ which is much different from all other religions. Others have struggled to understand the indigenous sacred ways lifestyle‚ many of the developed ways have been practiced for many years‚ only in private. Many may think of these believers as being stuck in their ways‚ however like many others
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Indigenous Religions One of the major features of indigenous religions is that all life is spiritual. People of indigenous religions consider all nonhuman living beings‚ people. In indigenous religions‚ humans and other beings have souls and it is the human’s responsibility to respect and live in peace with all of the other living things. This is because all other living beings are considered family. The people are meant to take care of their family. Once they become off track the indigenous people
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DQ 1: Find two Web sites dealing with indigenous cultures or religions. Discuss how modern civilization has affected the spiritual lives of the indigenous peoples you explored. Are indigenous religions still practiced today? If so‚ how have the practices changed over time? Post the two Web site URLs in the thread along with your answers to the questions. 1. Michael‚ P. (n.d). Religion and conflict in Japan with special reference to Shinto and Yasukuni Shrine. Diogenes‚ 50(199)‚ 45. Retrieved
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Upon reading this chapter I was intrigued. How have these indigenous religions survived hundreds of thousands of years with little to no written text? I understand that most of their teachings were passed down orally or from some form of pictures. However‚ I cannot help but wonder if maybe parts of the religions were changed along the way. These indigenous religions are usually found in remote parts of the world with almost no access to technology. With that being said‚ how did we come to know so
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I have always been interested in Indigenous religions after learning about the different cultures of these followers in history class. It seemed very powerful that despite all the hardships some tribes faced‚ they still had unwavering faith. One thing I learned was that many of the indigenous religions focus intently on their geographic location and using that to connect with the ecology there and involve it in the religion. Furthermore‚ because it is so focused within that region they also believe
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