Exam Prep

Question 1

Australian Aboriginal Spirituality Ritual is….

Answer 1

Warlpiri Dreaming

Question 2

The Warlpiri peoples major belief is

Answer 2

Jukurrpa - all-embracing concept that provides rules for living, a moral code, as well as rules for interacting with the natural environment.

Question 3

3 categories Aboriginal dreaming is divided into:

Answer 3

kinship, ceremonial life and obligations to land

Question 4

Dreaming is…

Answer 4

spiritual aspect of aboriginal religion that encapsulates both the spiritual and physical dimensions, giving meaning to all aspects of life

Question 5

Kinship

Answer 5

“the completeness of the oneness”

• determined by family, tribes and relationships, creates connections with lang, dreaming and ancestori spirits
• land, dancing, raising children, ceremonies, hunting parties (kanyini, totems and ancestrial beings) -> metaphysical connection of dreaming kinship

Question 6

Ceremonial Life

Answer 6

roles in ceremonial life:
1. rites of passage
2. passing on social information
3. personal connections
4. spiritual connections
Aboriginal people - land - identity
- acknowledge a creation event 
- show the metaphysical presence of dreaming world in real world

Question 7

Obligations to land and people

Answer 7

• inextricably connected
  1. land is physical medium (resting place for ancestorial beings)
  2. rituals are connected to sacred sites (called balance rites)
  3. land is meeting point (where tribes derive identity and relationships)

Question 8

Warlpiri Ceremony

Answer 8

• 12-16 year old boys are taken from their mothers and painted with red ochre; a belt woven of human hair is tied to their waist
• They are taken on a journey to different communities
• Women dance and cry at the child who will return as a man
• The men perform various dances associated with the dreaming
• The boys are taken to the bush and shown a series of sacred ceremonies and then kept in seclusion
• All- night ceremonies are performed, and the boys are painted with white clay and join the initiates, later to be decorated with vegetable down; women and children are covered from viewing
• Boys are painted with white ochre and demonstrate what they have learnt to their mothers
• The boys are circumcised marking their transition

Question 9

Napiljarri Jukurrpa – The Seven Sisters Dreaming

Answer 9

• Star dreaming
• Big rocks are fallen stars
• Seven sisters, Napiljarri skin group
• Only for women
• Dance, the Dreaming is shown not told

Question 10

Lovatts Stages of Ritual -

Answer 10

1. Entry - leaves ordinary world and enters ritual
2. Preparation - engages in preparatory rite
3. Climax - reaches a high point in ritual
4. Celebration - joins in on celebration in ritual
5. Return - leaves ritual and returns to ordinary world

Question 11

Chrisitanity - Sacraments

Answer 11

baptism, confirmations, Eucharist, anointing of the sick, marriage and holy orders

Question 12

Christianity - symbols and scripture of baptism

Answer 12

• the cross, white garment, oil, water and light

- scripture from bible

Question 13

Christian Calendrical Rituals

Answer 13

Celebrate the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus and the preparation for his coming and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
- follows the sun and seasons

Question 14

Christian Mass (the liturgy of the..)

Answer 14

introductory rite
the liturgy of the word
the liturgy of the Eucharist

Question 15

Christian Daily Prayer

Answer 15

• The public prayer of the Catholic Church
• From the basis of prayer within monastic communities
• Sanctifying time
• Prayed communally
• Made up of eight offices or prayer times

Question 16

Christian Rituals

Answer 16

Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Pentecost, Christmas

Question 17

Christian Central Beliefs

Answer 17

the trinity - father, son and holy spirit

Question 18

Chrisitan Teachings

Answer 18

revelation -