RLGN 1420 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Yoruba Religion, Orisha, European Colonialism

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Religion
• Course: RLGN 1420
• Professor: Mathew Sheedy

Document Summary

Unit 1 introduction to ethics in world religions. Directions: using your text, the world"s religions, write out the definitions for: morality, ethics, good, right, moral self, moral community. Unit 2 indigenous religions (yoruba & lakota sioux: with specific reference to the above reading, the traditional worldview of indigenous. Peoples, write out an analysis of the extent to which, in your opinion, the reading succeeds in avoiding the problem of treating all indigenous traditions as a homogenous group. Develop your analysis in two paragraphs of about ten sentences each. Remember to make specific references to the reading in your response. Directions: using your text, the world"s religions, write out the definitions for: biocentric worldview koyaanisqatsi dream time animism. In what ways might they shape ethics within a community: briefly discuss how european colonialism has impacted the oglala lakota sioux, discuss how the giveaway ceremony constitutes ethical behaviour in relation to the indigenous worldview.