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Religion Topic 4 Definitions 2011
Question | Answer |
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Ritual | Takes place of religious doctrines in indigenous religions |
Myth | Complex set of stories |
Medicine man | Performs the role of a priest, medium, diviner, healer, herbalist and shaman in indigenous religions |
Ancient Religions | Religions of ancient societies which are no longer in existence |
Indigenous Religions | Religion of original inhabitants of an area |
Main beliefs | Deities & spirits, gods and goddesses, ancestral spirits |
Sacred space | Any area set aside for worship |
Sacred signs & symbols | Represented religious stories, objects and ideas |
Sacred people and social structures | Custodians of the tradition |
Sacred time | Regulated time for planting and harvesting crops and other significant stages in life |
Primitive | Old name for indigenous religions |
Totems | The embodiment of each individual in their primitive state |