Magic‚ Myth‚ & Witchcraft Class Notes up to Midterm 1-24-2013 Symbols and Ritual Symbolism Theoretorical perspective that shape the social science exploration of religion Core concepts today over Symbols Symbols The complexity of human communication is made possible through the ability of humans to create and use symbols They permit people to discuss abstract topics To explain the irrational or things we cannot see or physically interact
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dance reveals constant shifting of the population. The people brought with them their preferred types of music and dance. Tracing the history‚ it is believed that the Druids were the first practitioners of Irish Dance. They used to dance in religious rituals and through the dance honoured the Oak tree and the Sun which were an important part in their ancient society. This is where the Irish dance supposedly originated from. Around 400AD‚ after the spread of Christianity and the Anglo-Norman conquest
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There are several characteristics of religion that create a dynamic living religion. These being belief and believers‚ sacred texts and writings‚ ethics and rituals and ceremonies. Sacred texts and writings go hand in hand with beliefs and believers. This is because beliefs determine what was originally written in the sacred texts and over time these writings determined what beliefs the later generations would have. It is accepted that the sacred texts and writings are revelations from god and
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an autonomous activity. Since classical Athens] in the 6th century BCE‚ vibrant traditions of theatre have flourished in cultures across the world Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual is negatively attested by Aristotle[->3]‚ who in his Poetics defined theatre in contrast to the performances of sacred mysteries‚ theatre did not require the spectator to fast‚ drink the kykeon]
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the worldview of the Apsaalooke and Lakota‚ they reveal themselves to the Creator by the ceremonial ritual of the Sun Dance. These indigenous tribes see the Sun as the most powerful of spiritual beings‚ the Great Mystery‚ and praise it during the Sun Dance. The Lakota believe that the circle is a divine shape‚ because many cosmos like the Sun‚ Earth‚ and Moon are rounded. The Sun Dance ritual was conducted once a year in the middle of the summer and lasted four to eight days from sunrise to
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Over 50 years ago‚ Horace Miner published a study on the Nacirema Tribe. In the study he talked about their body rituals‚ and revealed to the world every strange ritual these people had. After reading this study‚ I decided to do one for myself. So I visited the Nacirema tribe. The things I observed still puzzles me. I noticed that everyday around the same time at daybreak‚ young Naciremas are awaken by an unusual noise coming from some sort of object. I have never in my life heard such an agitating
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versions of OCD. The most common types in schools would be the ritual types and the tapping. Children that have to do certain rituals believe that if they do not do this ritual‚ bad things will happen. Children that just tap may have to tap a certain amount of times “Kids with OCD‚ which often starts in the grade-school years‚ have an added source of distraction: They not only have obsessive thoughts‚ but feel they must perform rituals‚ or compulsions‚ to prevent bad things from happening”
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A mother weeps a day for a dead child or her husband‚ but death is said not to bring tears from any man. Death causes no long or loud lamentation‚ no tearing of the hair or cutting the body; it effects no somber colors to deaden the emotions; no earth or ashes for the body—all widespread mourning customs among primitive peoples. The degree of mourning is determined by the age of the deceased person. Old people who have lived full lives have happy wakes‚ whereas young people are mourned. For a grandparent’s
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person‚ and should not be just tossed around or used light heartedly but now the days Blessed be is over used much like greeting or a goodbye‚ and is starting to lose its meaning. " The term Blessed Be is mainly used during ritual and primarily during The Five Fold Kiss‚ most commonly done during initiation and dedication rites. The Five Fold Kiss was created by the founder of Wicca‚ Gerald Gardner‚ as the main Initiation Rite. The purpose of the Five Fold Kiss is to invoke
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the gathering of stones‚ even the summer day clues the reader in to the inevitable end of the lottery. Jackson uses abstract symbols such as her setting and character surnames‚ as well as concrete objects within her story to illustrate her theme of ritual sacrifice. Jackson’s use of symbolism is more obvious in her description of concrete objects throughout her story. First‚ the lottery box itself symbolizes an all powerful authority over the lives of the villagers; more specifically‚ a God. The box
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