Solar deity

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…

Not everyone has the same sacred place because if everyone had the same sacred place then that sacred place wouldn't really sever it purpose now would it. But it OK for people to have a common sacred place it might be exactly the same but they share some of the same aspects. For example a person sacred place might be the middle of the forest where it's quite and your surrounded by trees, plants, animals and maby even a little creek or stream, now someone else sacred place might be corn field.…

After World War 2 a practice and ceremony developed among Japanese women called Mizuko Kuyo. Mizuko Kuyo or “water child memorial service” is a Japanese ceremony honoring fetuses that were aborted, stillborn, or lost during pregnancy; the Mizuko jizo. The Japanese ceremony originated from Japanese belief of liquid life. Liquid life is the idea that aborted or lost fetus return to the water and wait to rejoin the Earth. During the ceremony people, especially women, pray to and adorn small…

Francis Oakley’s Kingship is a scholarly book that addresses, the reader about the history of kingship and how it went from being the most common form of government to being almost nonexistent. Francis Oakley talks about the Mayans the Egyptians and the Japanese Emperors. Not only will the reader learn of the history of kingship in this book and, reader will also be able to learn the concepts of why kings were in control and were respected. At the very beginning of the book Francis Oakley states…

Isis and Set: A Comparison Egyptian Mythology differentiated itself from other kinds of mythology.The egyptians used mythology to get closer with the land and earth. The men and women were always created equal so no one sex held more power than the other.There was no such thing as discrimination. Egyptian Mythology was the backbone of Egyptian Culture.For egyptians the earth and the universe was created around the idea of darkness and chaos.Before the earth and universe there was dark water…

Psalm 66:4 says, “All the earth bows down to you they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.” Everything God has made, in heaven, on earth, and in the whole universe, glorify and reflect His Name. The beauty and the complexity of God’s creation all display His great holiness and majesty. Even humans, made in the image of God, were made to bring glory and honor to their Creator through their various God-given qualities and abilities. Throughout history, many men and women have…