SRS 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sweat Lodge, Potlatch, Sun Dance

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1112
• Professor: Theodore Debruyn

Document Summary

All video links available aside from maq and the spirit of the woods ( purchase online) There will be 30 m/c based on class material, textbook and videos. There will be 3 short answer, only 2 must be answered: class material, textbook and videos. Personal pronouns (i. e. i think, i believe, etc. ) are allowed. *rituals are practices of religion that are repeated, relived, or a retelling of religious traditions. *sweet grass, peace pipe, sweat lodges, potlach, sun dance are all examples of materials and/or acts of a ritual. Make the transcendent or the spiritual present. Liminal rituals: there are three phases (i. e. maq and the spirit of the woods) Eparatio(cid:374): (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g the (cid:862)odd o(cid:374)e out(cid:863) i(cid:374) the village. Transition: meeting the spirit of the woods and experiencing a 3-day adventure with him. Incorporation: coming home to his grandfather and telling his adventures. How rituals work: space and time, structure and flexibility, action and participation, materials and senses.