Religion and Relationship with Nature 2.0 Flashcards
(5 cards)
What do Aborigines depend on for their livelihood?
Their livelihood depends on what their environment provides them for food, shelter, and water.
What must human beings do in exchange for what nature provides?
Human beings must honour all living things and natural phenomena by performing rituals for sustaining the spiritual harmony of the natural world.
How do Aborigines view their relationship with nature?
Aborigines believe that man and nature belong to one order and must cooperate with the forces of the natural world to survive.
What is the Aborigine’s approach to nature?
The Aborigine does not pillage and destroy, but cooperates, tolerates, nurtures, and cares for the whole universe.
How do Aborigines view the hierarchy of nature?
Aborigines do not place themselves above anything in nature because everything is equal and worthy of respect.
