Chapter 1 Primal Religions Flashcards
(31 cards)
replacement theologies
You aren’t saved unless you’re using ,my religion
Religion
believing on something higher than humanity
- religio : ritual and practice
- relegare : to tie up; to bind
fulfillment theologies
There are bite and pieces of truth in your religion so you might have salvation
mutuality theology
many true and good faiths , they’re virtually all the same worth, every religion is equal
mythology functions
- moral - to show the difference between right and wrong
- religious experience- reenacting or retelling us with mythical or supernatural age thus bringing one closer to divine
- sociological function- validating a certain social order
primal
first; the oldest
The Dreaming
ideal reality
time
eternal now
archetypal
best example
atemporal
cyclical time
Ghost Dance
ppl commune with their dead and go to the North Star
Sun Dance
people pray, meditate, purify themselves in sweat and fast for days at a time
vision quest
Right of passage from childhood to adulthood
Cleanses themselves in a sweat lodge
Fasting
Go to the woods
Hopefully gets a vision
Usually in the form of an animal that gives a gift to the person that signifies something important
Shaman/Shamanism
- One who knows
- community leader
- seek contact with otherwise hidden world that shapes human destiny
totemism
spirit animal
guardian spirit
Spirits can exist in natural objects
Differences between the three Theologies of Difference
Replacement Theology:
-No salvation in other Religions
Fulfillment Theology:
-Bits and pieces of truth in other religions
-there is a possibility of salvation in other religions
Mutuality Theology-
-Many true and good faiths they’re virtually all the same
-all essentially going to the same place just taking different paths
Place
Every place may have spiritual significance
Oral
Primal religions all oral cultures
Tribal
Primal religions are tribally based
Sweat lodge
Tent made to cleanse the body
Profane
not concerned with religion or religious purposes
Sacred
dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
In primal religions the sacred and profane are
Not divided so strictly
Sacrifices and try to emulate the gods comes from
Primal religions
