THE HISTORICAL BEGINNINGS OF THE MAJOR RELIGIONS Flashcards
Pre-Historic Beginnings of Basic Religions
Evidences:
● Cave Paintings
● Religious Sanctuary
● Burial sites
● Archaelogical Remains
Two Primary Sources
- Contemporary Basic Religion
- Archaeology
it is where anthropologists visit a contemporary culture and study its religious beliefs and practices
Contemporary Basic Religion
Archaeologists carefully attempt to uncover the physical remains of the past civilizations and reconstruct the life and history of their traditions and culture
Archaeology
Pre-historic Beginnings
● Neanderthal Religion
● Cro-Magnon Religion
● Neolithic Religion
believed to be the earliest humans
Neanderthals
Archaeologists have excavated more than one hundred sites, and these revealed that they buried their dead with food, tools and weapons.
Neanderthal Religion
burial sites have bear skulls that were carefully arranged. This suggests that they have a worship attitude towards the bear.
Neanderthal Religion
They lived from approximately 125, 000 to 30, 000 BC and occupied Europe and Asia.
Neanderthal Religion
significant artifacts linked to ____ are paintings and engravings on the walls and ceilings of those caves in France and Spain.
Cro-Magnons
most common themes in the cave paintings are large wild animals such as bison, horses, bears, and wild boars
● These people lived 7000 to 3000 BC.
● They are advanced in the utilization of their stone tools and weapons
Neolithic or Late Stone Age
● Land ownership was started and developed communities that led to the formation of religions.
● The improvement of agriculture as a way of life
Neolithic or Late Stone Age
● Mythologies was formulated in which became the personification of the sun, nature and seasons.
Neolithic or Late Stone Age
- it means that all religions are viewed as equals.
Pluralism
Religion must be viewed without bias and view their different faith traditions with neutral and empirical observation.
T or F
T
● Members believe that Abraham and his descendants are their common origins.
● Judaism, Christianity and Islam
All of them originated in the West Asia where patriarchs and customs are dominant.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
The Way of Life” or Indian Religions
Eastern Religions
It consists of Hinduism and Buddhism (religious practices linked to a person’s way of life.
Eastern Religions
Hinduism believes in the existence of god or deities
T or F
T
In Buddhism, the existence of god is clear. According to Buddha, it is not necessary to believe in the existence of god.
F - unclear
It includes Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism
“Far Eastern Religions”
Philosophies focus on the concept of TAO or the flow of the universe
“Far Eastern Religions”
They believe that there is a certain influence that keeps the universe balance and order and in which effect it can be negative or positive
“Far Eastern Religions”
