“An African Creation Story”
In class we were split into a number of groups and were responsible for explaining a story we were assigned. That was the same class we went over what taboo, magic, sacrifice, totemism and more was. All the stories were really interesting and hard to understand the first time you read them. It took time to break the story down and figure out what the real meaning was.
An African Creation Story was about a person named Bumba who was in terrible pain and didn’t know why. He strained and vomited up the sun, the moon, and the stars. But he was still in pain still he was unsure why. Later he vomited up nine living creatures that consisted of the leopard named Koy Bumba, the crested eagle named Pongo Bumba, the crocodile named Ganda Bumba, one little fish, Yo, Kono Bumba the tortoise, Tsetse the white heron, one beetle, Nyanyi Bumba, Budi the goat, and lastly men.
However there was only one white man like Bumba and his name was Loko Yima. All the creatures that Bumba vomited up produced other creatures. With this happening it caused all the creatures on earth to be made, from insects to animal with horns.
Finally when all the creatures were all made Bumba walked through the villages and said to the people “Behold these wonders. They belong to you.” With this being completed it made Bumba the “Creator, the First Ancestor”.
In this story some elements that were used were animism, ancestor veneration, myth, and rite of passage. This story opened my eyes to realizing that there could be countless ways a person could interpret this story. I came to this realization when I was talking amongst my group and there were so many different ideas and interpretations we came up with.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Second Life
This project was really interesting, I never knew that websites like this existed. Its cool that you can talk to people all over the world and not be in an AOL chat room. At first it was really confusing on how to get it started and than I had a problem downloading it. But when I finally got the hang of it I started to enjoy it.
While I was on the website I got the chance to talk to several people. All together I talked to about seven people. It was some what hard because not everyone spoke English. But I got that chance to chat with people from all over the world like England, Belgium, Brazil, Turkey and more.
The first person that I talked to was from England her name was Lexie Heslop. She was religious but didn't go to church often although she was raised Christian. She never considered switching religions, however at the same time she was open minded and willing to learning about other religions.
The second person I interviewed was from Belgium and his name was Samy Pimazzo, he was 27 and was a spiritual person. He said living over there is very different and that has a lot to do with why he’s not religious but he didn’t go into detail. He also said that people imagine God and that Gods not real.
The third and final person I chatted with was from Brazil and her name was Monigue Rieko and she was also a spiritual person. She said that religion is not a good thing where she comes from. But as far as her opinion it was up to the person and where in Brazil they came from along with how they felt and the way they were raised. She also mentioned that she was dating someone that was really religious and that she was open to it.
As much as I enjoyed this assignment it was quite difficult to talk to people that dint speak English, and also at the same time not really interested in what I was trying to do. I also ran into someone, I don’t remember where they were from and they asked me where I was from and when I told them the US the said “Twin Towers….haha” which got me mad, but there was nothing I could really do about it. But other than that I liked it a lot.
While I was on the website I got the chance to talk to several people. All together I talked to about seven people. It was some what hard because not everyone spoke English. But I got that chance to chat with people from all over the world like England, Belgium, Brazil, Turkey and more.
The first person that I talked to was from England her name was Lexie Heslop. She was religious but didn't go to church often although she was raised Christian. She never considered switching religions, however at the same time she was open minded and willing to learning about other religions.
The second person I interviewed was from Belgium and his name was Samy Pimazzo, he was 27 and was a spiritual person. He said living over there is very different and that has a lot to do with why he’s not religious but he didn’t go into detail. He also said that people imagine God and that Gods not real.
The third and final person I chatted with was from Brazil and her name was Monigue Rieko and she was also a spiritual person. She said that religion is not a good thing where she comes from. But as far as her opinion it was up to the person and where in Brazil they came from along with how they felt and the way they were raised. She also mentioned that she was dating someone that was really religious and that she was open to it.
As much as I enjoyed this assignment it was quite difficult to talk to people that dint speak English, and also at the same time not really interested in what I was trying to do. I also ran into someone, I don’t remember where they were from and they asked me where I was from and when I told them the US the said “Twin Towers….haha” which got me mad, but there was nothing I could really do about it. But other than that I liked it a lot.
"Belief-O-Matic"
Hi everyone here are the results of my survey. The results shocked me a little because I am Roman Catholic and to get 100% on Jehovah Witness and than a 98% on Orthodox Judaism it was not what I was expecting. Although taking this survey it made me more aware of other religions and how closely they could be related to my religion.
1.
Jehovah's Witness (100%)
2.
Orthodox Judaism (98%)
3.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (95%)
4.
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
5.
Bahá'í Faith (90%)
6.
Sikhism (85%)
7.
Islam (84%)
8.
Eastern Orthodox (84%)
9.
Roman Catholic (84%)
10.
Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)
11.
Liberal Quakers (79%)
12.
Orthodox Quaker (78%)
13.
Reform Judaism (77%)
14.
Unitarian Universalism (61%)
15.
Seventh Day Adventist (59%)
16.
Jainism (52%)
17.
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%)
18.
Hinduism (48%)
19.
Mahayana Buddhism (45%)
20.
Neo-Pagan (45%)
21.
New Age (44%)
22.
Theravada Buddhism (43%)
23.
New Thought (42%)
24.
Scientology (35%)
25.
Secular Humanism (34%)
26.
Taoism (26%)
27.
Nontheist (19%)
As far as the statement that Shaw made I do agree with it in a way. For example I’m Roman Catholic and I see a lot of similarities between my religion and other religions. For instance Catholics and Protestants believe in almost the same things with very little difference. Whereas Judaism and Roman Catholics also have similar beliefs, although one believes that the messiah already came while the other religion is still waiting for it to come. Not saying that the messiah is the only difference but is a major difference between theses two religions. On the other hand I don’t agree with him because there are several religions that believe in more than one God which causes me to disagree with his statement. No one religion is right or wrong its just a matter of what the person believes in.
1.
Jehovah's Witness (100%)
2.
Orthodox Judaism (98%)
3.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (95%)
4.
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
5.
Bahá'í Faith (90%)
6.
Sikhism (85%)
7.
Islam (84%)
8.
Eastern Orthodox (84%)
9.
Roman Catholic (84%)
10.
Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)
11.
Liberal Quakers (79%)
12.
Orthodox Quaker (78%)
13.
Reform Judaism (77%)
14.
Unitarian Universalism (61%)
15.
Seventh Day Adventist (59%)
16.
Jainism (52%)
17.
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%)
18.
Hinduism (48%)
19.
Mahayana Buddhism (45%)
20.
Neo-Pagan (45%)
21.
New Age (44%)
22.
Theravada Buddhism (43%)
23.
New Thought (42%)
24.
Scientology (35%)
25.
Secular Humanism (34%)
26.
Taoism (26%)
27.
Nontheist (19%)
As far as the statement that Shaw made I do agree with it in a way. For example I’m Roman Catholic and I see a lot of similarities between my religion and other religions. For instance Catholics and Protestants believe in almost the same things with very little difference. Whereas Judaism and Roman Catholics also have similar beliefs, although one believes that the messiah already came while the other religion is still waiting for it to come. Not saying that the messiah is the only difference but is a major difference between theses two religions. On the other hand I don’t agree with him because there are several religions that believe in more than one God which causes me to disagree with his statement. No one religion is right or wrong its just a matter of what the person believes in.
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