exam one Flashcards
transcendance
existence above and apart from the material world
immanence
gods or spiritual forces are present in every aspect of life
pantheism
god is in everything and the natural world
characteristics of religion
practice and ritual experiential and emotional narrative and mythic doctrinal and philosophical ethical and legal social and institutional material dimension
nature of dreaming
environment shaped by ancestor spirits who are eternal
explain why things are the way they are
contains all the laws and understandings needed to live on the land
origins of the universe
no general theory
aboriginal extending back 70 000 years
no formal calendar
recognises changes that happen throughout the day with rituals
sacred sites
events and features of the landscape in the dreaming
the darling river
story of its creation brought to life through ritual
symbolism and art
several layers of meaning
refers to aspects of life and provides ethical guidance
art can have a different meaning to whoever is viewing it
diversity of dreaming
relevance of particular stories to certain groups
importance of the dreaming
ethics rituals food making things love magic connection to land lives of ancestors explanations of geographical features
inextricable connection of the dreaming land and identity
totems and care for land
separation from land causes negative effects
through their ancestor spirits they are made a part of the country and the land is who they are
lose their sense of meaning when their land is broken
the land is their ancestor - as long as the land lives so do the people
quote one - thigh bone
- healed thigh bone
society flourishes out of help for others
christian society formed out of gods help to humanity (christ)
third world country under military dictatorship
helping those in need
forming laws and principles
rainbow serpent
(she)
beginning nothing
formed rivers
made laws - if you obey you become human and if you dont you turn to stone
created totems so people wouldn’t abuse the land
baiame and rainbow snake
maker of things (male)
when people did wrong he would drown or swallow them
rainbow snake made another snake who was deadly
rainbow snake isnt only vengeful but an old woman teaching her children to survive
father of all spirits and sun mother
everyone was asleep
he woke sun mother, making light and told her to wake all the spirits
she made plants then went tp caves
everyone was scared when she left at night but she came back in the morning so they learned to expect her
