trying to provide explanations for how the the world around them worked. For millennia‚ alongside humankind‚ the existence of religion has accompanied and brought humans to where they are right now‚ proposing the question: Do people make religion‚ or does religion make people? Even though humans have created religions to make sense of the surrounding world‚ the influence of religions has altered the lives of many because it offers spiritual comfort through how it promised a better life of salvation
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discussion of religion and culture. Each particular theory has its own reasons for doing so‚ but this discussion will summarize the existing arguments against the exclusion of religion and it will analyze the importance of religion to stable and cooperative governments. The role of religion and corresponding political stability in three Middle Eastern nations (Egypt‚ Iran‚ and Lebanon) will be examined in recent history and demonstrate that a balance between tolerance and regard for religion but separation
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DQ 1: Find two Web sites dealing with indigenous cultures or religions. Discuss how modern civilization has affected the spiritual lives of the indigenous peoples you explored. Are indigenous religions still practiced today? If so‚ how have the practices changed over time? Post the two Web site URLs in the thread along with your answers to the questions. 1. Michael‚ P. (n.d). Religion and conflict in Japan with special reference to Shinto and Yasukuni Shrine. Diogenes‚ 50(199)‚ 45. Retrieved
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Indigenous Religions One of the major features of indigenous religions is that all life is spiritual. People of indigenous religions consider all nonhuman living beings‚ people. In indigenous religions‚ humans and other beings have souls and it is the human’s responsibility to respect and live in peace with all of the other living things. This is because all other living beings are considered family. The people are meant to take care of their family. Once they become off track the indigenous people
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I have always been interested in Indigenous religions after learning about the different cultures of these followers in history class. It seemed very powerful that despite all the hardships some tribes faced‚ they still had unwavering faith. One thing I learned was that many of the indigenous religions focus intently on their geographic location and using that to connect with the ecology there and involve it in the religion. Furthermore‚ because it is so focused within that region they also believe
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Indigenous religion is a rare set of beliefs practiced by few‚ which was handed down from ancestors to proceeding generations. Many of these participants‚ according to our text‚ maintain a sacred way of life‚ which is much different from all other religions. Others have struggled to understand the indigenous sacred ways lifestyle‚ many of the developed ways have been practiced for many years‚ only in private. Many may think of these believers as being stuck in their ways‚ however like many others
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reading this chapter I was intrigued. How have these indigenous religions survived hundreds of thousands of years with little to no written text? I understand that most of their teachings were passed down orally or from some form of pictures. However‚ I cannot help but wonder if maybe parts of the religions were changed along the way. These indigenous religions are usually found in remote parts of the world with almost no access to technology. With that being said‚ how did we come to know so much about
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Vanessa Loaiza Dr. Religion 31 September 2010 Time Concepts on the Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Indigenous religion The concept of time is full of mystery‚ by instinct we feel that time cannot be stopped. We all exist in time‚ and everything is subject to time. It seems obvious that because we live in time‚ it is the prime measure of existence. As assumed by many philosophical and religious schools‚ no beginning or end can be attributed to time. To the different concepts of time we have
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Malaysia is a multicultural society‚ with Malays‚ Chinese and Indians living side by side. The Malays are the largest community. They are Muslims and speak Bahasa. Malays mainly control the political power in Malaysia. The Chinese comprise about a third of the population. They are Buddhists and Taoists‚ speak Hokkein‚ Hakka and Cantonese‚ and are dominant in the business community. The Indians account for about 10% of the population. They are mainly Hindu Tamils from southern India. They speak Tamil
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Through Egyptian culture and religion‚ various themes can be seen through various works of art such as The Story of Isis and Osiris‚ The Book of the Dead‚ and Palette of Narmer. Each of these show various theme through religion and culture; however‚ the most prominent themes are balance and resolution of contradictions. Both of these themes can be seen in both the day to day beliefs of the Egyptian people and their religious beliefs. The first theme that will be discussed is the balance. In Egyptian
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