Creator deity

Religious Symbols are visual pieces of art or iconic presentation, used to represent a specific religion. A taboo is an act that is prohibited by the mainstream mostly based upon lack of social acceptance. This may due to its profound nature and how people analyze and interpret it morally. When looking at the Mescalero Apache, the base metaphor Farrer states ,that it represents the daily movement of the sun east to west and its annual movement south to north. “Balance and harmony are expressed…

A return to the beginning affords an opportunity to change what has gone wrong and thus try and regain orientation and meaning trough naturalistic processes (sacred) oppose to an objective supernatural reality (profane). In the book The Sacred and the Profane written by Mircea Eliade, the author notes that the sacred space is always considered the “really” real part of the universe, while non-sacred space is ambiguous and without structure (20). And therefore, the sacred is the solid, fixed…

Nia Byaombe S.A.C.R.E.D: Story About Creating Ray’s End of Devastation The third chapter of the The Sacred Quest by Lawrence Cunningham and John Kelsey indicates the significance of the sacred hierophanies, specifically focusing on sacred media. These types of vehicles include “sacred persons, objects, time, and space.” (Cunningham & Kelsey, The Sacred Quest, p. 39). The film Field of Dreams accurately demonstrates the numerous hierophanies mentioned in the book. The main character, Ray…

More customs from the “Nacirema” culture have been discovered. Us aliens have hypothesized that the Naciremans are planning on exposing and diminishing our species with the help of smaller beings. While examining different families, we found that parents send their children to gigantic buildings each day; numerous of these types of properties are located throughout the whole culture. We assume that these children are learning about the aliens and they will soon discover our civilization. The…

In Mesopotamian society, priests and priestesses were equals to the king in power and honor. They were mediators between the gods and the people. Ordinary Mesopotamians looked to the priesthood to gain the favor of the gods, especially the patron god or goddess of their city. Priests and priestesses had many duties and responsibilities but in exchange they received respect, honor and creature comforts. Each city was organized around the god’s temple, which was a complex of buildings including…

Babamukuru, A Bridge to Endless Worlds Eran Akyil In the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor, Asgard's gatekeeper Heimdall controls entry of different people into the realm. Equally, in Nervous Conditions, Tsitsi Dangarembga uses Babamukuru as the gatekeeper to regulate the passage of people and beliefs from an old world to a modern one; however, simultaneously depicts him to merge his own, old-world, core values with the philosophies of modern Rhodesia. As the gatekeeper, Babamukuru decides which…

One of the minor African goddesses, is Oya. Her name, Oya, in the Yoruban culture means “she who tore”. Oya is a Great Yoruban Orisha. An Orisha is any of several minor gods in southern Nigeria. The term is also used in various religious cults of South America and the Caribbean. She is the goddess of storms and winds, but her realm ranges from a gentle breeze to thunder and lightning. One reason why she is feared by many people, is because she brings sudden changes in people and landscapes, etc.…

In the 114th Surah of The Qu’ran, the Prophet is being addressed as a head and leader of a people and is commanded, “Say, ‘I seek refuge with the Lord of people, the Controller of people, the God of people’”. The three preeminent characteristics and attributes of God described here are: Kingship/Lordship, Ownership, and Holiness, which are all concerned with man taking refuge from evil within God. We described God as being omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibevolent. Both the Qu’ran and the Bible…

In Ancient Egypt, one of the duties of the king’s was to build and maintain temples to their gods. “The Egyptian word for temple was “god’s house.” These temples were meant to be the home of the gods and would need to have everything a god would need. The temple complex would need to have land, livestock and the people necessary to work the land. Temple complexes were not only built for the gods but were also built for the kings. (Temple) During Early Dynastic Egypt, temple complexes…

Egypt was seen as the land filled with gods, kings, and priests. They used mythology as a basis for everything they did. Their religion was mostly known for as the polytheistic religion, which means that they worshipped many gods rather than one god. Their foundation of their religious beliefs was their interaction with their gods and goddesses, who were believed to control all aspect of life. They prayed to the gods for mostly anything. For example, to have children, good farming, and luck in…