Primal Religion (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Primal religions
Primal religions
Earliest religious beliefs in hunter-gatherer communities
Primal religions timespan
Primal religions timespan
Over 75,000 years
Communities that practiced primal religions
Communities that practiced primal religions
Hunter-gatherers
Ancestral spirits belief
Ancestral spirits belief
Spirits of ancestors continued to influence the living
How primal beliefs were passed down
How primal beliefs were passed down
Oral traditions
Sacred/secular divide in primal religions
Sacred/secular divide in primal religions
No clear separation
Natural elements worshipped
Natural elements worshipped
Sun, moon, stars, seasons
Irish Samhain belief
Irish Samhain belief
Barrier between living/dead weakest; spirits could cross
Samhain protection practices
Samhain protection practices
Bonfires, disguises, camping by fires
Sioux vision quest purpose
Sioux vision quest purpose
Transition to adulthood for young males at puberty
Vision quest outcome
Vision quest outcome
New adult name based on vision received
Mayan human sacrifice purpose
Mayan human sacrifice purpose
Gain favour from gods
Modern coming of age ceremonies examples
Modern coming of age ceremonies examples
Christian Confirmation, Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Jesus's sacrifice viewed as
Jesus's sacrifice viewed as
Ultimate blood offering to atone for sin