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Primal Religions

Primal Religions. Primal. Prior —to ‘universal’ religions. From prehistory Primary —basic features that belong to all religions. Animism. Latin for “spirit” Spiritual power in all things (Think “animate”). Animism. No single founder

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Primal Religions

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  1. Primal Religions

  2. Primal • Prior—to ‘universal’ religions. From prehistory • Primary—basic features that belong to all religions

  3. Animism • Latin for “spirit” • Spiritual power in all things • (Think “animate”)

  4. Animism • No single founder • Developed simultaneously in different parts of the world and currently practiced world-wide, but most common in areas of Africa and the Americas • Mostly an oral tradition of story-telling • Rituals tend to take place outdoors in nature conducted by a Shaman, Medicine Man, or Medicine Woman

  5. Mana

  6. Fetish

  7. Taboo/Tapu/Kapu

  8. Totem

  9. Omens

  10. High God; Sky-god

  11. Living Dead

  12. “Medicine Man” • Priest • Medium • Diviner • Healer • Shaman • NOT: witch, sorcerer, or magician

  13. Cargo Cult

  14. Dimensions (Aspects) of Religion: • Ritual (Practice) • Experiential (mysterium tremendum et fascionosans; emotional) • Mythic (Stories/narratives with sacred significance) • Doctrinal (beliefs; philosophies) • Ethical (commandments; actions; legal) • Social (Institutional; Community) • Material (Artistic)

  15. Maori • Te Kore: energy, potential, the void, nothingness • Te Po: form, the dark, the night • Te Ao-marama: emergence, light and reality, dwelling place of humans

  16. Ko Te Kore (the void, energy, nothingness, potential) • Te Kore-te-whiwhia (the void in which nothing is possessed) • Te Kore-te-rawea (the void in which nothing is felt) • Te Kore-i-ai (the void with nothing in union) • Te Kore-te-wiwia (the space without boundaries)

  17. Na Te Kore Te Po(from the void the night) • Te Po-nui (the great night) • Te Po-roa (the long night) • Te Po-uriuri (the deep night) • Te Po-kerekere (the intense night) • Te Po-tiwhatiwha (the dark night) • Te Po-te-kitea (the night in which nothing is seen)

  18. Te Po-tangotango (the intensely dark night) • Te Po-whawha (the night of feeling) • Te Po-namunamu-ki-taiao (the night of seeking the passage to the world) • Te Po-tahuri-atu (the night of restless turning) • Te Po-tahuri-mai-ki-taiao (the night of turning towards the revealed world)

  19. Ki te Whai-ao (to the glimmer of dawn) • Ki te Ao-marama (to the bright light of day) • Tihei mauri-ora (there is life)

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