RLST 012 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sat Sri Akaal, Akal Purakh, Tao Te Ching

• School: UC Riverside
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RLST 012
• Professor: juliusbailey

Document Summary

Ethnic studies 012 - religious myths & rituals. Jnana, karma (shared), bhakti, dharma (shared), artha, kama, moksha, How does it impact ritual in the tradition? (**skip to next page for answers**) Part of the hopi tribe; a ceremonie (things done) A doll that is represented as a real being! From the age children are able to understand and verbalize until 8 or 10 years old, they are taught that the kachina is real. Every exposure the child has to the kachina is to a spiritual being which is real. Gives gifts to children in all of its appearances. All things that come from the kachina hold certain spiritual gifts of reproduction. When the child misbehaves he or she is threatened either with the idea that the kachinas will withhold their kindness from them or that the kachinas will come and deprive them of their person.