Lesson 1- How World's Great Religion Began (2ND SEMESTER)

World’s Religions

-The various belief systems and practices followed by different cultures around the globe, including major religions like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others.

-Refers to the geographical location from which this major religions were founded.

-People’s socio-cultural orientations such places evidently influenced this religion and vice versa

Animism

-Beliefs in all subject. living beings and natural phenomena (Such as rivers, trees, mountains) including animals,plants, objects are interconnected through shared spiritual qualities.

-Teaches that everything in the world, both living and non-living by a spirit.

Bulul

-Carved human figures that are usually made in pairs, one male, and one female, and are often displayed in granaries.

Bulul Made of

Narra,Wood

Bulul represent

Wealth, Happiness, and well being.

Antropologist Edward Tylor:(1832-1917)

-Argue that religion has it origin in the belief in immaterial soul that might inhabit objects like stones, trees, animal or human bodies, but which also could exist independently from them.

Word Coined by Edward

“Anisms”

'‘Anisms’’ Greek word

Anima which mean” soul”.

“Anitos”

-Historical evidence show that ancient filipinos belief.

Ancestor Worship

-The origin of religion lies in the respect given to ancestors, combine with beliefs in ghost caused by experience.

Herbert Spencer

-Philosopher who advanced the second theory on the origin of religions.

Through Revelation

-Spawned from a primitive divine revelation.

-Means that religion is conceived from an assumption that in the beginning, there is god who releaved his being to man in differenr manners the essential truthsof religion, such as the existence of god, the obligation to obey him, and the hope of immortality.

How does geography influence religion

-Because the physical geography of the land determined how and when people would live in certain places due to accesbility,resources and climate, it would seem resonable to conclude these people.

Physical Geography affects

-Formation of the belief systems and religious behavior of the people living in such place.