(210 words) This documentary shares six different stories of people coming from other countries in order to walk an eight hundred kilometer trail that span from France to Spain. This trail is known as the Camino de Santiago which represents a pilgrimage that many people venture in order to find meaning within their lives. During the Middle Ages‚ this tradition of walking the Camino was a way to repent for the sins that was committed and to find forgiveness. Through the century‚ this tradition
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answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a) Describe the sacred books of Christianity and Islam. [12] (b) Explain the importance of these two sacred books to believers in the religion. [12] 8 (a) For Christianity and Islam ‚ name a place of pilgrimage and briefly describe what pilgrims do
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The belief of an Islam is to have total faith in GOD. Islamic people believe that Islam has to honor all prophets and it has to include all religions. A believe that Muslims have is that God was wise and by knowing what GOD knew is all it take to leave this world with happiness and peace‚ Angels and Saints are also a belief in the Islamic religion‚ judgment is something they believe in also it is said and believed that all people in the world are going to be judged and then they will know that the
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pillars of Islam are the structure of the Islamic faith representing faith‚ prayer‚ giving‚ fasting and the pilgrimage. The first pillar is for the testimony of faith with conviction. The second is for prayer they perform five prayers a day. Third is for giving (support of the needy)‚ forth is for fasting they must abstain from any food‚ drink‚ and any sexual relations. Last is for the pilgrimage to Makkah where all that are able to attend go and stand equal before there god. What factors led to the
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Monotheism is the belief in a single all-powerful god‚ as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods. Islam believer’s duties are summed up in simple rules‚ the so-called Five Pillars of Islam: Belief‚ Worship‚ Fasting‚ Almsgiving‚ and Pilgrimage. The “five pillars” are things Muslims believe they must do to be good Muslims. Muslims believe that someone who has done enough good things will go to heaven. Christians do not believe that any deeds they do will make them good enough to be saved
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Explain the contribution of King Asoka to Buddhism King Asoka‚ the first Buddhist Emperor of the Mauryan Empire‚ can be seen as a crucial figure to the contribution to the development and expression of Buddhism. Asoka contributed to the development of Buddhism through his expansion of his Buddhist state to neighbouring empires. Asoka‚ through missionary‚ expanded Buddhism to modern day Sri Lanka and Nepal. This expansion was made possible by Asoka’s decision that only five monks were needed to
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has the “Five Pillars” also known as “acts of worship” The Five Pillars outline the minimal obligations required of a Muslim. They are said to be the framework for a Muslim life: faith‚ prayer‚ concern for the needy‚ self-purification‚ and the pilgrimage to Mecca. The first Pillar is Al-Shahada (Declaration of Faith). It says that all must pronounce their faith to enter into Islam in front of witnesses. Also that Allah is the only one and thing worthy of worship. The second Pillar is Salat (Prayer)
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reconnect to the Islamic faith. gives Muslims. The final pillar is pilgrimage. Every Muslim who is able to‚ is expected to travel to Mecca. “The basic purpose of the journey… fringe benefits.” (163) The pilgrimage to Mecca provides the individual with the opportunity to travel to the birthplace of their religion along with millions of other believers. It provides a renewal in their faith as they perform the rituals of the pilgrimage with millions and millions of believers around the world. This extremely
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studied a group of monks going on a 72-hour pilgrimage without food or water. The monks endured the weather without shelter from the cold‚ and didn’t speak among themselves. Two thirds of the way through the pilgrimage‚ the hallucinations began‚ taking the shape of ancient ancestors‚ or just a presence at their side. Blood samples‚ taken immediately after the monks reported their hallucinations‚ were compared to blood samples taken prior to the pilgrimage‚ and showed increased serotonin levels. These
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characters in the late 14th century medieval society. It is springtime and many like to go to pilgrimages as mentioned on line 12‚ “Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages” where “palmers for to seeken straunge strondes/ to feme halwes‚ kowthe in sondry londes” (13-14). As mentioned in our textbook: Chaucer did not need to make a pilgrimage himself to meet the types of people that his fictitious pilgrimage includes‚ because most of them had long inhibited literature as well as life…one meets all
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