In this section of the text, I have noticed that Black Elk when having his dream saw a man that was not an Indian, but had his arms open wide and told him, "My life is such that all earthly beings and growing things belong to me. Your father, the Great Spirit, has said this to me. You too must say this" (73). This sounds a lot like the Christianity stories in the Bible, where Jesus appeared to his 12 disciples and said that they must spread the word of God. Also, the people who saw Black Elk have this vision were 12 men. This is like the 12 disciples who saw Jesus. I found this pretty interesting, because 12 is not just a random number.
Since a few of the stories are narrated from Black Elk, I thought that it was important to know who he actually was. Black Elk was a medicine man, when he married his wife converted to Catholicism, and he baptized his three children as Catholics as well. When he died he was also baptized. This is interesting because perhaps the missionaries of Catholicism were influencing Black Elk's dreams, which would explain why he saw a man that was not an Indian, and in which he claimed 12 men were with him at the time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Elk
Melissa 11:00pm Friday CSULB
Friday, September 28, 2007
Sun Dance Rituals
The first readings in "American Religious Diveristy," talks about the
Native American tribes and their religious rituals. Stories of how
winter, death, and giving have been created were also stories that the
Native Americans would tell their tribe orally. One of the religious
rituals that Native American tribes used was the "Sun Dance." This
website allows one to learn more about that sacred religious ritual
and shows pictures of the movements that the Native Americans would
do. It also shows the particpation of the other tribe members bringing
their sacrifices to the dance.
http://www.crystalinks.com/sundance.html
The next website that I thought was appropriate for our readings for
the first three weeks of class gives a historical background on Native
American religious rituals and identitifies each specific term that is
used in their rituals. Many of the religious rituals focused on nature
and the revival of death. They were also hunter-gatherers so their
rituals primarily focused on those important aspects like the Sun and
the Moon that would allow their food to grow. The pros about this
website is it also gives you a description on what happened to the way
of life of the Native Americans when the Europeans took over and
spread the Christian missionary rituals.
http://encarta.msn.com/text_761580498__1/Native_American_Religions.html
Native American tribes and their religious rituals. Stories of how
winter, death, and giving have been created were also stories that the
Native Americans would tell their tribe orally. One of the religious
rituals that Native American tribes used was the "Sun Dance." This
website allows one to learn more about that sacred religious ritual
and shows pictures of the movements that the Native Americans would
do. It also shows the particpation of the other tribe members bringing
their sacrifices to the dance.
http://www.crystalinks.com/sundance.html
The next website that I thought was appropriate for our readings for
the first three weeks of class gives a historical background on Native
American religious rituals and identitifies each specific term that is
used in their rituals. Many of the religious rituals focused on nature
and the revival of death. They were also hunter-gatherers so their
rituals primarily focused on those important aspects like the Sun and
the Moon that would allow their food to grow. The pros about this
website is it also gives you a description on what happened to the way
of life of the Native Americans when the Europeans took over and
spread the Christian missionary rituals.
http://encarta.msn.com/text_761580498__1/Native_American_Religions.html
The Manito World
In this section of the textbook we learn about the Manito World, and
"the dream," (49) that people dream about that tells them what their
purpose in life really is. I thought this concept was interesting
because it says that a person must go out into the wilderness and fast
until the dream comes to them. I figured that when the dream comes to
them they must be so hungry that their mind starts to imagine things.
whether they imagine things or not does not say whether it is true or
false. they can really be seeing a message that is sent to them from
another dimension. i looked up this website that talks about the
Midewewin life. it tells people how to live their life to enter the
land of souls. when reading the entry, i thought a lot about
christianity. it lists things that one must do to live a peaceful
existence in order to get into the land of souls. this is much like
the christian belief of heaven. the bible also lists ten commandments
that one should follow to enter into heaven. therefore with these
Midewewin stories, one sees the influence of christianity.
http://members.tripod.com/h-dan/WayofLife.htm
I hope you find this website interesting.
Melissa
"the dream," (49) that people dream about that tells them what their
purpose in life really is. I thought this concept was interesting
because it says that a person must go out into the wilderness and fast
until the dream comes to them. I figured that when the dream comes to
them they must be so hungry that their mind starts to imagine things.
whether they imagine things or not does not say whether it is true or
false. they can really be seeing a message that is sent to them from
another dimension. i looked up this website that talks about the
Midewewin life. it tells people how to live their life to enter the
land of souls. when reading the entry, i thought a lot about
christianity. it lists things that one must do to live a peaceful
existence in order to get into the land of souls. this is much like
the christian belief of heaven. the bible also lists ten commandments
that one should follow to enter into heaven. therefore with these
Midewewin stories, one sees the influence of christianity.
http://members.tripod.com/h-dan/WayofLife.htm
I hope you find this website interesting.
Melissa
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Hey
Hey Everyone!
I started this blog for a religious diveristy class so on this blog you will see all of my work that I will do for the class. I hope everyone enjoys it. I have never really used a blog before except for the occasional myspace blogs, but I delete my myspace so I don't have one anymore. All right well I am off to do some homework.
I started this blog for a religious diveristy class so on this blog you will see all of my work that I will do for the class. I hope everyone enjoys it. I have never really used a blog before except for the occasional myspace blogs, but I delete my myspace so I don't have one anymore. All right well I am off to do some homework.
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