The dreaming is infinite and links the past with the present to determine the future. It is the natural world, created by the spirit beings, to which a person belongs; this therefore provides the spiritual link between the people and the dreaming. Aboriginal people regard land as sacred, formed during the Dreaming through the journeys of the Ancestor beings. Different tribal groups have different beliefs but they all share in the common belief, that their ancestors created the land around them. During the coarse of many of thousands of years Aboriginal people have developed an intimate relationship between themselves and their environment.
Land is the very heart of Dreaming and is vital for many rituals and ceremonies” Macquarie revision guides- HSC studies of religion (second edition) P. haywad et al, Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, south yarra, 2007, pg. 10. With reference to the above quote and to at least two other sources, apart from you class notes, discuss the effects of dispossession on kinship and aboriginal culture at the time of white settlement (1788-1815) White settlement in Australia inevitably resulted in aboriginal communities being dispossessed of their land and hence their entire lifestyle and culture. Dispossession refers to the removal of aboriginal people from their native lands “Land is the very heart of Dreaming and is vital for many rituals and ceremonies” This quote from the above is interrelated into the aspects of all rituals and ceremonies of the dream time as “ the dreaming lies at the heart of aboriginal spirituality and hence is a fundamental to all aboriginal cultures and societies” (third edition) living religion- Pearson Australia group Pty Ltd.2005. the effects of dispossession on kinship where pushed forward on the arrival of the first fleet and governor Phillip in
He hypothesized that cave art represented sexual symbols (Feder 238). Of the several theories relating to the meaning of Paleolithic art, the claim that cave paintings were created by shamans who mediated between the earthly and spirit world is most logical and persuasive. Shamanism, according to Richard Noll, “in some form, has appeared on all inhabited countries.” It is an “ecstatic healing tradition which, at its core, is concerned with the techniques for inducing, maintaining, and interpreting the experience of enhanced visual, mental imaging.” The shaman is a power figure in his society. He is a healer, mediator between the earthly and spiritual realm, and “purveyor of his culture” (Noll). There are several defining characteristics of Shamanism.
For years these myths were passed down orally until somebody decided to write them. Both of their myths are closely related just told differently to fit each group. Like in Atala they have a war god named Areskoui, and in Greek mythology their war god is named Ares. Also the animals are sacred within each group. In
This type of construction and the labor-intensive methods of chinampa agriculture help overcome the main limits to agriculture in the Basin of Mexico: variable rainfall, frosts, and soil fertility Aztec Religion (Polytheistic) A part of the religious Aztec legends is the belief in a hierarchy of gods. According to Aztec mythology, the top three gods were Huitzilopochtili (or “hummingbird wizard), Tezcatlipoca (“smoking mirror”) and Quetzalcoatl (“sovereign plumed serpent”). Below these three gods, those who practiced the Aztec religion believed there were four sub-gods and an infinite number of gods were below these four. Among them were the god of rain and the god of growth. Aztec Sacrifices Aztec sacrifices were an important aspect of the Aztec religion.
Religion and Belief Systems in Australia Post – 1945 Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming A person who [is accepted by] identifies with an Aboriginal community. The dreaming is expressed in a physical sense through kinship systems, ceremonial life, obligations to the land and people. Dreaming is the beginning of all things, its refers to events and places, it affect all of life. It is the past, present and future. Aboriginal sacred stories are stories about events of the Dreamtime and how Ancestor formed the land and founded life on the land.
Traditional Native American ceremonial ways can vary widely, and are based on the differing histories and beliefs of individual tribes, clans and bands. Early European explorers describe individual Native American tribes and even small bands as each having their own religious practices. There are some features appear to be common to many basic religions that still exist or existed in some form in the nineteenth and twentieth century’s, when anthropologists began to study them. These features have begun also appeared in the historical religions of which we are aware. These common features are; • Animism • Magic •
This society or group is associated with totem shares with a mystical connection. These people believed they are like their totem and that the totem gave birth to their ancestors in a mythical time. This association between people and their totem is to have strong aboriginal people to believe that their health is linked to their totem’s wellbeing. They carry on periodic rituals to ensure the welfare of the totem. This society believes that the ancestors deposited spirits of living beings on earth during the dreamtime creation.
A deeper look into the Polynesian/ Hawaiian Culture What is the Hula? To many, dance is a type of expression that holds many different meanings. These meanings range from their deepest darkest secrets, to their beliefs and feelings towards the dance performed. Dance is something that can be dated back to the beginning of human civilization. Today dance is found all around the world, crossing cultures of all kinds.
These are considered to be a legacy from The Dreaming rather than human compositions. Ancestors sang as they moved across the land as a record of their travels, teaching them to human offspring. As Aboriginal people/s depended on hunting and gathering for food, the ancestors are portrayed as engaged in these pursuits in The Dreaming. All occupations originated with the totemic ancestors. The ancestors used the same technologies as used by Aboriginal people/s in hunting and preparation of food.