Primal Religions

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READINGS: Snakes are closest to the ground. not necessarily evil Primal- means early, not primitive. Human life, above (heaven), underworld Heavenly sphere: a place of utmost importance, power until reduced by science. Undersworld: bad, evil scary, don't wish to go. dead/demons. requires courage. heroes go... Human Realm: human centrism. understand the effects of underworld and hevenly sphere on the humans THEISM: in the west, not so much east. monotheism: belief in one god polytheism: belief in multiple gods pantheism: Nature and God, god is everything... panentheism: god is in nature, not the nature is god non-theism: religions can take this stand. *theos: higher being Types of Time time: unit of measurement, linear time: starts at one point through different points in history, til the end of the world. Cyclical Time: Cycle of seasons, solar year, around.... world recreated after certain point... shintoism , decay goddess, change and fade away, belief in renewal though. eternal time: most mysticism describes eternal time. past is important and it starts when someone else does the same activity (fish) neverending story... all there is is now! ***DIFFICULT TO KEEP SEPEARATE! PLACE VS SPACE what is space? abstract, mathematical, uniform what is place? unique, precious, communal center, houses, ritual location (stonehenge) what is sacred? place means an object have have religious significance. church, alters, statues. holy land. place is more easily made sacred. parthenon (concept of space) every piece is diferent, no one else could recreate. everything done by hand, no hands, tools today cant even recreate curved on purpose since its on a curved surface, appear flat space with mathematics highest points religious and cultural space Burning things = sacred, outside service! PRIMAL WORLD relationship for community and primal people? tribe, living on your own? understanding of time god space, will mediate conversation with a brother next door. relationship with community have to the rest of the world? all the different tribes make up the world. growing tribes, still remains a limit on the community. continue to grow, make awareness, keep tribe and world together and going. Totemism and Shamans Totem? symbolizes spiritual nature of natural world, made into a spiritual aspect. WORSHIPED? no, its just an emblem between you and the tribe, its sacred. what role does the totem play in the community? starts to have a sociological and community building affect. WHat does a Shaman do? experience a spiritual realm, do it for a tribe. Goes into the spiritual world, and talking/interacting with totem. can battle evil. does it for the tribe. Shaman and priest? specifi or group rituals (priest), priest can burn for rituals and control prayer.. both priests and shamans. shaman body/essence can return. Religious Ecstasy: different rituals and different dieties. not like shaman, more god-like. god is entering into him. Shintoism: Torii, #gate gate that keeps bad spirits (kami) from getting through (protector) primal religion of Japan, few changes over time concerned with well being of kami (roughly, spirit, God, Force) reverence of ancestors, ancestor worship primal ancestor involved purify, shrine Izanagi and Izanami : birth to God of Fire, dies from it first relationship (man superior) masters steel building design first tragedy- patriotical ohari: ritual of purity izanagi foes to save, he doesn't want to see her go. she was already stuck there, committed sins Lots of Hot springs.. Susano Struggle with Izanagi, didn't like that he'd be in charge of the oceans. He was Banished, not official because Izanagi goes away and Susano was able to stay in the city. conflict at Divine Weaving Wall, strips horse and throws in wall. He's chaos, different from impurity. Represents storms Battle with Orochi, rescues wife he plays the role of ocean/weather uncontrollable (defiant but saves) Amaterasu ruler of the sun sacred objects divine mirror (solar eclipse) magatama (bead necklace) kusanagi (sword) from tail of orochi siblings? not only child, but first (oldest) children? to create people of japan Start of Imperial Life Oruninishi trade with white rabbit? trickster (rabbit), alligators, gets his woman Fireshine and Fireshade: fisher and hunter struggle with mother Jimmu-tenno inperial mind/family each throne/emporer receives 3 sacred objects: mirror, sword, and beads Role of Literary Style Orality (campfire) personal, creative, vivid, flexibility (stories change) written word word to live in a full, unchanged way not as vivid myth (narrative style) powerful narrative story literature anothers perspective