REL 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Orthopraxy, Synoptic Gospels, Gospel
Document Summary
People participate in rituals to bring about a: if they are done properly the change will happen. If the change doesn"t happen they did change in their world. something wrong: the belief that all nature is alive and filled with unseen spirits that may be worshiped or placated. They see a soul or a self existing in trees, stones, rivers, and heavenly bodies: prediction of the future through various magical means (e. g. tarot cards, i ching, animism, divination reading of tea leaves, responses to colonization, generalizations. Colonization different in north america than africa. Some people joined revitalization movements: religious movement that seeks to reform and give new life to a particular tradition. Some developed syncretic forms of religion: combining beliefs and practices from different traditions, african religions, difficulties in studying african traditional religions. They are on the decline: generalizations. Theistic supreme beings and lesser deities. Communal focus: ancestor veneration, veneration of deceased members of the family.
