Hideks
Hideks
This is part of the acronym that was invented in order to more effectively memorise the structure of a Studies of Religion essay. The topic of the essay is:
Explain the ways that an understanding of the following elements of TWO religions of ancient origin assisted believers in the human search for meaning:
Principal beliefs
Supernatural powers and deities
Rituals
Acronym is: www.remember.maori.shinto.and.hideks
This means:
W - Who am I?
W - Why am I here?/What am I to do while I'm here?
W - Where am I going?
R - Religion is a way to answer these questions
E - E.g Maori and Shinto
M - Maori
E - Everything connected - common descent
M - Mana - spiritual power or essence
B - Boundaries and blemishes - tapu and pollution
E - Earth mother and sky parent
R - Rangi and Papa - Maori life dependent though not creators
M - Manipulation of gods for help in life
A - A way of manipulation was through ritual, though rarely invoked Io
O - Old to young knowledge - traditions, culture
R - Reinforce tribal identity
I - Io, creation people oneness.
S - Sometimes Shinto search similar
H - Humans nature related
I - Impurity and purity - pollution
N - No events that distance from Kami
T - Translation - "way of Kami"
O - Obeying, honouring, venerating Kami in shrines and temples
A - Amaterasu's descendent emperor
N - No one definition for Kami
D - Doing religion
H - Holistic experience
I - Improve relationships with Kami and community
D - Distance from doubts that often accompany beliefs
E - Existance pure and natural
K - Know Kami and be known by Kami
S - Subconscious foundation that pacifies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/66083/Acronyms
This is part of the acronym that was invented in order to more effectively memorise the structure of a Studies of Religion essay. The topic of the essay is:
Explain the ways that an understanding of the following elements of TWO religions of ancient origin assisted believers in the human search for meaning:
Principal beliefs
Supernatural powers and deities
Rituals
Acronym is: www.remember.maori.shinto.and.hideks
This means:
W - Who am I?
W - Why am I here?/What am I to do while I'm here?
W - Where am I going?
R - Religion is a way to answer these questions
E - E.g Maori and Shinto
M - Maori
E - Everything connected - common descent
M - Mana - spiritual power or essence
B - Boundaries and blemishes - tapu and pollution
E - Earth mother and sky parent
R - Rangi and Papa - Maori life dependent though not creators
M - Manipulation of gods for help in life
A - A way of manipulation was through ritual, though rarely invoked Io
O - Old to young knowledge - traditions, culture
R - Reinforce tribal identity
I - Io, creation people oneness.
S - Sometimes Shinto search similar
H - Humans nature related
I - Impurity and purity - pollution
N - No events that distance from Kami
T - Translation - "way of Kami"
O - Obeying, honouring, venerating Kami in shrines and temples
A - Amaterasu's descendent emperor
N - No one definition for Kami
D - Doing religion
H - Holistic experience
I - Improve relationships with Kami and community
D - Distance from doubts that often accompany beliefs
E - Existance pure and natural
K - Know Kami and be known by Kami
S - Subconscious foundation that pacifies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/66083/Acronyms
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