Smart’s 4 virtues in studying religion 4 functions of rituals 3 kinds of rituals And‚ of course‚ be familiar with the content of the readings. Example content questions: In the Shinto creation myth‚ two deities perform a ritual that goes poorly the first time for what reason? The Osage‚ a Native American group‚ told a creation story in which what animal plays a prominent role? How to Study the Readings Primary sources: Know key figures as well as the significance of the text
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Holiday HW- A) Aboriginal spirituality and the dreaming Q1- Kinship is a complex system of belonging and responsibility within a clan based on family and totem relations that govern daily Aboriginal life by determining issues. The dreaming has in itself prescribed the peoples kinship ties and permeates throughout the system by: Assigning responsibilities to transmit knowledge of the dreaming from elders to younger generations Providing the basis on which aboriginal society is structured on; maintained
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The Native American Origin Legends Native American myths all come from different tribes and many different religions‚ they have made up over the years. Their stories are mostly about how the world came to be and why creatures don’t all look the same. “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”‚ “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”‚ and “The Navajo Origin Legend”‚ are all Native American stories have different perspectives on how the world came to be. The stories told by the Natives were based on what their beliefs
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A NOTE ON THE ENUMA ELISH CREATION STORY The Genesis creation stories are best read as ancient Israel’s response to other creation stories circulating in the Ancient Near East. For example‚ the Babylonian creation myth‚ known as the Enuma Elish (http://www.sacred- texts.com/ane/enuma.htm)‚ was filled with violence. The god Apsu (= fresh water) and the goddess Tiamat (= salt water) commingled resulting in the birth of gods Lahmu and Lahamu‚ followed by the the gods Anshar‚ Kishar‚ Ea/Nidimmud
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’How do the writers of the bible explain the concepts of God as creater?’ In the bible there is two main creation stories; genesis one and genesis two. Each of these are very different concepts of God as creater. In genesis one the world is created by God in six days‚ and on the seveneth day God rests. On the first day God created light‚ on the second day God created day and night‚ on the third day God created earth‚ on the fourth day God created sky‚ on the fifth day God created sea and fish
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stories to explain how the world was created and how mankind came to be. For Judaism‚ the story of creation and mankind can be found in the first three chapters of the book of Genesis. The book of Genesis‚ originally written in Hebrew‚ was translated in Greek about two hundred and fifty years before the time of Christ. The author‚ believed to be Moses‚ is an admired leader in Judaism. He writes the creation narrative to tell the story about the formation of heaven and earth and the importance of knowing
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There are many accounts in the Bible that state God as the creator. Genesis 1 and 2 are both creation stories but slightly differ in their accounts; Genesis 1 is a day by day account of all the things God created in not so much detail whereas Genesis 2 explains the creation story in a way that focuses more on the creation of man and woman than just the lands. Having two accounts of the creation story means that it is easier to come up with your own conclusion as to how the earth was created. The
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doctrine of creation helps the Christian to understand the true significance of the world in order to deal with the environmental crisis. The Bible says‚ “For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it‚ he created it not in vain‚ he formed it to be inhabited…” (King James Version‚ Isaiah 45:18). In Christian teaching‚ God not only created Heavens and Earth‚ but expressed His delight in His creation. This creation meant‚ everything
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no pain‚ ground spins = ghosts themselves = see the dead (gangwasi). Alive = good; when they die = turn bad. God or the gangwasi can kill people. Several origin myths -> eg. humans and animals lived together in a village led by an elephant. Two major deities = high god (big big god) and low god (trickster god). Different myths about the nature of gods = high-good‚ low-evil (or viceversa); high-creator‚ low-destroyer/death; high-creator&destroyer. “Heaven ate him/her” if the person lived a
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In first story “the Babylonian Creation Story” Ruther believes that the Babylonian society is built on military power. There are many gods first with female domination and after Marduk killed his mother and father it was dominated by male. Marduk creates sky from his mother’s body and then he created mankind from Kingu’s blood and clay. This society believes on hierarchy of rulers and servant‚ where humans are servants of god. In second story “The Hebrew Creation Story” Ruther analyzed the creator
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