Sacred Power Flashcards
1
Q
What did natives believe in?
A
Most natives were animists
2
Q
What did animists believe in?
A
They believed that women and men interacted differently with spirits
- Female spiritual power linked their body to earth’s fertility
- Male spiritual power was linked to hunting and war
3
Q
What did natives think of war?
A
Some people thought that war was solely for geopolitical reasons
Others saw it as a rite of passage and a way to prove themselves
War was much more personal to the natives
