Group Three Presentation

Questions 10 – 11Danielle Newsome

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Give an example of universalizing, ethnic and tribal religion.

• UNIVERSALIZING RELIGION:– Four characteristics of a universalizing religion:

• dominant in some part of the world• have a way of spreading the religion• “guidelines” as to what is good for all mankind• is not immediately associated to an ethnicity, place or nation• Examples: Islam, Christianity, Buddhism

Source: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/boyer/geog1014/TOPICS/110Religion/Rel1.htm

Give an example of universalizing, ethnic and tribal religion. cont’d

• ETHNIC RELIGION:– interchangeably used with folk religion– refers to the beliefs and practice that are specific

to one type of culture or ethnicity• Examples: Shinto – Japanese, Hoodoo – traditional

African, Judaism - Jews

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_religion

Give an example of universalizing, ethnic and tribal religion. cont’d

• TRIBAL RELIGION:

What are some common characteristics of all creation myths?

• Women tend to mess up things– Greek: Pandora’s box– Christian: Eve got Adam to eat an apple

• There is a creator– Chinese: Pan Gu– Hungarian: white-bearded God and Heavenly Mother

• The man/men come first and make people– Norse: Ymir – begat children from arms, legs– Japanese: Izanagi – ordered for 1,500 babies born

everyday

Source: http://www.magictails.com/creationlinks.html