sacred texts of the world notes

Bahai’i
- main text
- kitab al-aqdas
  - relies on literature
  - considered to be revelations from the prophets
  - originally arabic but most commonly referred to by the Persian name
- genre
  - authoritative
  - sometimes were oral (so they can't always be trusted)
  - BahaAllah (sp?)
- main text 2
- kitab i-aqdas
  - mother book
  - mostly written by Bahallah
Buddhism
- main text
- the Tripitaka
  - literal translation
  - three baskets
  - 3 books
  - a split into three collections
  - given by buddha and his closest disciples
- genre
  - teachings
Christianity
- the Bible
Confucianism
- main text
- analects
  - collection of 9 books
  - one of those nine books
  - teachings of Confucius
- genre
  - little wise sayings
  - might think of them as proverbs
Hinduism
- main text
- the vedas
  - four collections
  - sections for each god and their rules
  - oldest sacred text
- genre
  - poetry, teachings, etc
  - rituals and rules
Islam
- main text
- the quran
  - written in arabic
  - they don't really want it translated
  - irradiate sins and be devoted to allah
- genre
  - sermon-esk
- Bonus
- Koran 🚩🚩🚩
  - (don't spell Quran like)
  - colonized version of Quran
  - islamiphobic spell it like that
Judaism
- main text
- the tanach (an acronym)
  - 3 parts
  - torrah (five Books of Moses)
    - foundation
    - 10 commandements
    - ethic and morals
    - guidance
    - rulebook
    - writings
    - exodus, Leviticus, numbers, deutoronomy
  - Nav-ian
  - Kebiam
Mormonism
- main text
- book of mormon
  - structured like the bible
  - divided into books written by the prophets
  - structures and guidelines
- genre
- story tellings
- bonus
- they believe at some point Jesus came to america
- and taught the American ppl and the lost tribes of Israel
Scientology
- main text
- dianetics
  - pretty opinionated
  - counseling and therapy is the key to solving your problems
- genre
  - fantasy
  - pseudoscience
Shinto
- main text
- kojiki + nihon shoki
  - two oldest documents hat record the history of the country
  - includes myth legends and historical recounts
  - they go together
  - written in chinese
- genre
- origin story
- creation story
Sikhism
- main text
- Guru Granth Sahib
  - last lining guru
  - teaches oneness of humanity, and equableness between men and women
  - focal point in a gudwar
- genre
  - rule book
  - sermon-esk
Taoism
- main text
- tao te ching
  - book of wisdom
  - core values and how to live a simple life
  - from Lao Tsu
- not very thick
- can you make something happen by not doing anything
- genre
- teachings
- feels poetry
Wicca
- main text
- book of shadows
  - gerald gardner wrote the first one
  - its not passed down
  - you'd write your own book that relates to your magick
  - kinda like a spell book or a journal
Yoruba
- odu ifa
- has largely been oral
- recently been written down