RELS 108 1nd Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture II. Spirituality and RitualIII. Ritual in Pre-Modern SocietiesIV. Root of HinduismV. The VedasVI. What is the Axis Mundi?VII. Ritual in JudaismVIII. Ritual in ChristianityIX. Ritual in IslamOutline of Current Lecture X. Spirituality and Ritual continued…a. Rites of Passageb. Birth Ritualsc. Rituals of Initiation XI. Ritual Promotes 4 PurposesXII. Videos Watched in Today’s ClassCurrent LectureSpirituality and Ritual Continued- Rites of Passageo 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 Ritualso Rituals connected to a newborn and its parents. - Rituals of Initiation o Like Baptism- Rituals of Mourning and Deatho 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 Purposes1) 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 Godo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywa6glFr6io - Kalachakra Ritual Danceo
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