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Manicheaism

Manicheaism. Terms to Know for the Midterm. Polytheism Monotheism Animism Cosmogony Manicheaism /Manichean Zoroastrianism. Assessment Quiz. Which creation myth states that there is another world/universe before the creation of ours and we are “born” out of this world into ours? Ex nihilo

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Manicheaism

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  1. Manicheaism

  2. Terms to Know for the Midterm Polytheism Monotheism Animism Cosmogony Manicheaism/Manichean Zoroastrianism

  3. Assessment Quiz • Which creation myth states that there is another world/universe before the creation of ours and we are “born” out of this world into ours? • Ex nihilo • Creation from chaos • World Parent • Emergence • Earth Diver

  4. Assessment Quiz 2. In which creation myth does a god send a representative to create land and creatures from raw materials? • Ex nihilo • Creation from chaos • World Parent • Emergence • Earth Diver

  5. Assessment Quiz 3. Which society portrays the gods as expecting humans to worship them, and that punishment from the gods is really when they are teaching humankind a lesson about being humble? • Luzon • Visayas • Greece • None

  6. Assessment Quiz 4. Which society’s creation myth states that land was created by bits of metal or minerals, that were the bodies of the gods, which separated and fell into the sea when the gods fought? • Luzon • Visayas • Greece • None

  7. Assessment Quiz 5. Which society’s creation myth does NOT mention the gods fighting among themselves for power? • Luzon • Visayas • Greece • None

  8. Assessment Quiz 6. In the Greek creation myth, at the beginning of time what was the name of the god/goddess of all things? ____________________

  9. Assessment Quiz 7. What is a recurrent theme, or more specifically prophecy, in Greek myth, as mentioned in the reading from last class? ____________________

  10. Assessment Quiz 8. In your opinion, how do the different creation myths reflect the different socioeconomic or nascent political values between Filipino culture and Greek culture? ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________

  11. Assessment Quiz 9. Did you do the reading from the “ZendAvesta”? • Yes • No • Partial

  12. What’s Zoroastrianism?

  13. 7 6 5 2 8 3 4 1 4 9

  14. Iliad & Odyssey 700 B.C. Gilgamesh 2500 B.C.

  15. Torah 600 B.C. Aeneid 29 B.C. Zend-Avesta 600 B.C.

  16. El Cid 1200 A.D. Beowulf 900 A.D. Song of Roland 700 A.D.

  17. Song of Hiawatha 1855 A.D. Biag Ni Lam-ang 1600 A.D.

  18. Zoroastrianism • Founded in the 6th century B.C. by the prophet Zoroaster in modern-day Iran. • The creator is Ahura Mazda, who is ALL GOOD. Nothing evil exists in him. • AngraMainyu (or Ahriman) is the chaotic or destructive principle. • Underlying philosophy is of dualism, or Manicheaism: everything in the universe is balanced by its opposite Zoroaster Ahura Mazda Ahriman everything in the universe is balanced by its opposite

  19. Zoroastrianism Is Zoroastrianism monotheistic, polytheistic, or animistic? Main value/belief: active participation in life through good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.

  20. Creation & Counter Creation The first of the good lands and countries which I, AhuraMazda, created, was the AiryanaVaêgô, by the VanguhiDâitya. Thereupon came AngraMainyu, who is all death, and he counter-created the serpent in the river and Winter, a work of the Devas.

  21. The Things Counter-Created: • The Serpent in the River & plague of Winter • The Locust, which kills animals & plants • Plunder and sin • Ants and ant-hills • The sin of unbelief • Tears and wailing • PairikaKnâthaiti, who clave unto Keresâspa • Pride

  22. The Things Counter-Created: 9. Unnatural sin (for which there is no atonement) 10. The burying of the dead 11. Witchcraft 12. Utter unbelief 13. The cooking of corpses 14. Abnormal issues in women & barbarian oppression. 15. Abnormal issues in women & oppressive heat 16. Winter

  23. Make a Manichean Creation Ponder your own world today, in 2012. Then, in the style of Zoroastrianism and the ZendAvesta, create a list of good things created by Ahura Mazda and bad things created by Ahriman.

  24. Formatting for Contemporary Myth Documentary Written submissions (electronic or paper) • 12 point Times New Roman Font throughout • Double spaced • 1-inch margins • Header should include your name, the course name, and the date at the upper right

  25. Juan Chicharron Lit 127 July 9, 2012 Contemporary Myth Documentary Myth/Folklore Title: MALL SNAKE

  26. How You’ll Be Evaluated

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