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pantheism
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all reality is divine
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beliefs of primal religions are usually conveyed by
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masks and dances, art, paintings, totems, chants
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animism
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life exists in everything and in every part of the universe
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symbols Black Elk saw
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sacred tree, circle of peace, eagle feather
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calumet
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sacred pipe
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Chief Joseph Stronghold referred to God as
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the Great Mystery
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Sacred time is
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cyclical
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What did Black Elk do?
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1)witnessed massacres at Little Big Horm and Wounded Knee
2)was entrusted to pass on the sacred vision of his nation's culture 3) converted to Catholicism |
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religion means
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to connect again
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What's a vision quest?
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1) prayer on sacred mountain
2) special herbs and foods 3) reverence for one's ancestors |
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faith vs. religion
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faith: personal relationship to Divine
Religion: sum total of worship, community, beliefs |
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religion similarities
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higher power
holy writings holy places holy people art+symbols moral code prayer/worship: rituals variations: sects, offshoots |
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aspects that differ between religions
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sin/evil+salvation
leadership: global vs local proselytizing |
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atheism vs agnosticism
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atheism: no god
agnosticism: no BELIEF in a god (doesn't say whether or not one exists) |
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holistic
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everything is interrelated and whole
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two diff types of rituals/rites of passage- primal religions
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when girl begins menstruating
vision quest |
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four sacred directions in Native American religions
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North- cold, purity
South- warmth, blossoming East- new beginnings, wisdom West- death, courage |
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Name for Native American high diety
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Wakan Tanka
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spiritual realm
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what is beyond natural experience
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red road
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North/South
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black road
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East/West
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name for white people
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wasichus
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Messiah
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Wanekia
red (life of spirit) |
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Great Spirit
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wakan tanka
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themes in comogony
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africa- tree of life
pacific islander- mother earth turtle god trickster spirit, coyote |
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totem pole represents
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dead
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"Our land, our life and our religion are one"
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Hopi saying (native american)
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