In each culture, the idea of a greater being varies greatly in the way people might source their answers. The main idea and concept however of a supernatural being/ object between cultures are very related and have very similar perceptions in the way of their search for the meaning of existence, life, and afterlife, the way they practice these ideas differ significantly. Religion provides a meaning for people on a personal level as well as a community/ society level (Vine Deloria, 1994). It helps people find a purpose in life, it lets them find happiness in life at times where their most vulnerable and suffering.
The indigenous practice the idea that in life, everything is interconnected through an animistic belief. The plants, landforms, animals, human and any extraterrestrial beings are all connected through spirit. Like many other religions aboriginal spirituality believes that before time itself it was the supernatural that created it (Grieves, V. 2009). The indigenous believe strongly in Cosmogony. This is their ‘dreamtime’ heroes or superhuman whom live beyond the known in earths creations such as the seas and the land known as the creation ancestors. “The creation ancestors thus laid down not only the foundations of all life, but also what people …show more content…
It unites the cultures/ religions in a way that they can find their idea of life and afterlife through traditions, festivals, scriptures, and rituals. A community in which a person is born into reflects greatly on their beliefs and how they might see the world religiously. Nevertheless, the contemporary world relies on religion significantly to not only improve their communities and global implications but also the predicaments in an individual’s life. There are over five thousand different aboriginal cultures, all with very similar ideas of life and religion however through different means of
The indigenous practice the idea that in life, everything is interconnected through an animistic belief. The plants, landforms, animals, human and any extraterrestrial beings are all connected through spirit. Like many other religions aboriginal spirituality believes that before time itself it was the supernatural that created it (Grieves, V. 2009). The indigenous believe strongly in Cosmogony. This is their ‘dreamtime’ heroes or superhuman whom live beyond the known in earths creations such as the seas and the land known as the creation ancestors. “The creation ancestors thus laid down not only the foundations of all life, but also what people …show more content…
It unites the cultures/ religions in a way that they can find their idea of life and afterlife through traditions, festivals, scriptures, and rituals. A community in which a person is born into reflects greatly on their beliefs and how they might see the world religiously. Nevertheless, the contemporary world relies on religion significantly to not only improve their communities and global implications but also the predicaments in an individual’s life. There are over five thousand different aboriginal cultures, all with very similar ideas of life and religion however through different means of