points each): (1) In chapter 2‚ the textbook author uses various terms for “indigenous religions”: traditional‚ aboriginal‚ indigenous‚ tribal‚ nonliterate‚ primal‚ native‚ oral‚ and basic. Select four or five of these terms and discuss why you believe each of those terms is applicable to the religions covered in this chapter. (2) Why do so many indigenous religions have such a reverence for nature? Indigenous religions have such a reverence for nature because they have deep respect for Earth
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Define indigenous religion‚ and describe at least one aspect of indigenous religions that exists in a similar form in a traditional mainstream religion. The word indigenous means “originated in”‚ and thus the term “indigenous religion” means “the original religion of a place.” Essentially this term is applied to the group of people of any religion‚ culture‚ or area. The indigenous religion is a unique religion associated with the particular group. For example‚ the native tribes in the United States
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author uses various terms for “indigenous religions”: traditional‚ aboriginal‚ indigenous‚ tribal‚ nonliterate‚ primal‚ native‚ oral‚ and basic. Select four or five of these terms and discuss why you believe each of those terms is applicable to the religions covered in this chapter. “Native”. The word native relates well with the religions in this chapter because many of these religions are native to the place they come from. For instance the indigenous religion in Hawaii host a goddess of fire
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Indigenous Religions of the World What is an ‘indigenous’ religion or belief system? When we hear the term ‘indigenous religion’‚ what comes to our minds? How do we react internally when those words are mentioned? How do adherents of indigenous religions feel about those outside of their social and cultural circles‚ who know very little of their beliefs and who understand them even less. And how did the term ‘indigenous’ become associated with various belief systems that‚ in many cases‚ preceded
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Indigenous religion refers to those religions which are native to indigenous peoples around the world. They are “descendents of the original inhabitants of lands now controlled by larger political systems in which they may have little influence.” In the second chapter of her book‚ Living Religions‚ Mary Pat Fisher takes the position that indigenous spiritual practices should be called lifeways and not religions. Lifeways are “a particular
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Indigenous religions are those that are not mobile‚ came into being in certain areas and have not expanded beyond that area. These were also more tribal based‚ with mostly oral histories. I find animism very interesting and it is a strong belief in many indigenous religions. Animism to me symbolizes the closeness that indigenous people had with nature. Respecting their surroundings was a path to sustainable survival. Animism capturers my imagination‚ because in today’s world there is very little
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Indigenous People Indigenous people are those that are native to an area. Throughout the world‚ there are many groups or tribes of people that have been taken over by the Europeans in their early conquests throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ by immigrating groups of individuals‚ and by greedy corporate businesses trying to take their land. The people indigenous to Australia‚ Brazil and South America‚ and Hawaii are currently fighting for their rights as people: the rights to own
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Task 2 The Indigenous people – they are the holders of unique languages‚ knowledge and beliefs and of practices for use of natural resources. In addition‚ they have a special relation to their traditional land. Their land has a fundamental importance for their cultural survival for them as a people. Indigenous people hold their own diverse concepts of development. The development is based on their own traditional values‚ visions‚ needs and priorities. At least this is how it used to be for the
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ruled by Europeans‚ but it is not true‚ since slavery has always existed and always will‚ especially in indigenous women’s cases‚ one of the most hardworking women society ever existed. This is what my paper is based on: Indigenous Women’s Right and the Effects of Colonization. This topic was chosen because it is sad to see how women were badly treated in the older generations‚ in the indigenous world as well as how today their lifestyle has not improved‚ but has worsen tremendously over a short lap
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Introduction The term indigenous has caused controversy across the world as some people see it an offensive name to describe people‚ the name is not the only thing that has caused a controversy also the people that this name applies to. Hence there have been many definitions of this word to try and make it more euphemism. Kuper (2003) agrees that this term causes a lot of debate. He argues that however most people prefer the word indigenous because it’s more euphemism than the term native and primitive
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