RELS 108 1nd Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture II Spirituality and Ritual III Ritual in Pre Modern Societies IV Root of Hinduism V The Vedas VI What is the Axis Mundi VII Ritual in Judaism VIII Ritual in Christianity IX Ritual in Islam Outline of Current Lecture X Spirituality and Ritual continued a Rites of Passage b Birth Rituals c Rituals of Initiation XI Ritual Promotes 4 Purposes XII Videos Watched in Today s Class Current Lecture Spirituality and Ritual Continued Rites of Passage o Anthropologist Victor Turner identifies 3 phases of ritual as they pertain to rites of passage 1 Period of Separation 2 Period of Liminality threshold where ordeal has to be encountered overcome 3 Re Integration Birth Rituals o Rituals connected to a newborn and its parents Rituals of Initiation o Like Baptism Rituals of Mourning and Death o Ritualization of the mourning process itself o Funeral rites These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Ritual Promotes 4 Purposes 1 Adoration acknowledging the power of the sacred over the individual person o EX bowing kneeling prostrating etc 2 Thanksgiving arises from the insight that the world consists of bounty o EX sunlight air nature food water etc 3 Petition to ask or beg for spiritual or material favors 4 Penance Purification rituals which signify the desire of the person to be worth of approaching the sacred o EX washing of one s feet Videos Watched in Today s Class Iboga Ritual Bwiti Tribe in Gabon Africa o http www youtube com watch v 3s6xiDEqsjU Sufism Whirling Dervishes o Dhikr Remembrance of God o http www youtube com watch v Ywa6glFr6io Kalachakra Ritual Dance o http www youtube com watch v QBsVcxFIARQ
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