REL 1000 Chapter : Religion And Colonialism
Document Summary
Open to change: mounds and buildings, hopewell- complex network of groups that lived in central united states. Cherokee, navaho came out of it: mississippian, moundbuilders, cahokia- 10s of thousands of people use to live there. Louis, missouri: axis mundi- center of the world, anasazi- group in southwest, pueblos, kivas- underground lair. Ritually would go down into the ground to perform their rituals: marcea eliade- historian of religion. Confession, penance, in taking of the bread and wine, etc: excommunication by the catholic church, people were sympathetic and protective of him and his critics of. Through faith alone that you will be saved: he was critical in the fact that there were actions you could do to better your chances of going to heaven, sola scriptura- scripture alone. 1/10 of the male population died: mary rowlandson, gave her story of captivity, and with help of puritan minister, increase.
