ANTH 1604 2022 - Religion Module by Mitra Emad https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm Please post the findings for your group assignment today. Create a title for your post that delineates which topic your group focused on: "What is Religion," "Rites of Passage," "Shamanism," or "Magic." en-us 2022-04-05 20:19:30 UTC 2022-05-02 20:13:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Magic - Group 8 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141378538 Religion is communal because it binds people together through shared beliefs, however magic involves no permanent ties between believers and only temporary ties between individuals / magicians.]]> 2022-04-12 19:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141378538 What is Relgion- Group 3 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141382454 The definition of sacred is “Refers to those collective representations that are set apart from society, or that which transcends the humdrum of everyday life” His definition of profane on the other hand “Is everything else, all those mundane things like our jobs, our bills, and our rush hour commute”.]]> 2022-04-12 19:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141382454 What is religion? - Group 1 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141382773 Sacredness is the first thing that will be taught and acknowledged within any religion. It is taught as a collective, meaning that even the most disconnected people from a religion will still have a reverence for the sacred if they have some sort of root in the religion. This is especially evident in the photograph on page 381, where in an extremely busy intersection in India, a sacred cow sits completely unperturbed.]]> 2022-04-12 19:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141382773 What Is A Rite Of Passage? Group 5 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141384918 https://youtu.be/XwvIFO9srUw

We thought that a rite of passage is normally symbolic of a transformation for an individual. Growing up, or stepping into a new role in society. 

In the video we watched, the young men had to wear gloves full of bullet ants 20 times. They would experience agonizing pain (each sting 30 times more painful than a bee sting). They also did a tribal dance and participated in a ceremony simultaneously. They endured these acts of suffering to “become a better man” and make them stronger. 

Part 1 – thoughts leading up to the rite of passage (we thought this would a scary part, full of anxiety)
Part 2 – participation in the rite of passage (wearing the gloves)
Part 3 – post-ritual celebration 





]]> 2022-04-12 19:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141384918 Rite of Passage - Group 10 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141385195
In Baptism, first is separation when the baby is being handed over to the religious figure, the baby has not yet been purified. 
Second is Liminality, the process of the Baptism is putting the person into this cleansing ritual to come out anew.
Lastly is It needs to be cleaned and made anew into the church, sometimes becoming a part of the church or being re-incorporated into the church. 



]]> 2022-04-12 19:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141385195 Group 7: Rite of Passage https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141385721
Reincorporation is when a couple is legally married. This can be a religious marriage or non-religious; this is entirely up to those being married. During reincorporation some customs people may follow are to live together, change their last name, share a bank account, etc. 



]]> 2022-04-12 19:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141385721 What is Magic? - Group 6 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141386246 Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke writes: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”.  A primitive tribe would think our phones are magic, as they cannot explain how they work. Magic to us is the secrets of the universe and how life came to be. In all, magic is anything that cannot be explained through logical means.]]> 2022-04-12 19:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141386246 Magic - Group 4 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141388578 there are 2 types of magic, imitative which seeks a specific result, and contagious where there is a transference (both involve rituals). all of us are open to magic but are hesitant with magic beyond imitative. interestingly, our secondary source said magic is not a proper religion nor a rational science - more of a "puzzling phenomenon" (https://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/magic). this is different from the book on page 384, that "religion, almost everywhere, contains some components of magic."]]> 2022-04-12 19:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141388578 magic- Group 2 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141388884 We described magic as the process of guiding/cultivating energy through different means to achieve a purpose. We described ways that most if not all religions use magic in one way or another. We discussed the common practice of praying as a simple way to achieve “magic” in basic religious practices. We also discussed the question of what magic really is. We asked questions like what constitutes magic, such as illusions or prayers. We discussed how there are different types of magic, such as illusions, manifestation, and other rituals. Our outside sources outline the basic idea that magic isn’t a tangible, scientifically backed process, but rather the starting point for metaphors and ideas that give off a deeper meaning to individuals. ]]> 2022-04-12 19:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141388884 rite of passage - group 9 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141389664 we chose periods as our example of a rite of passage. A rite of passage is a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, puberty, marriage, and death. A girl getting her period is her rite of passage into womanhood. Some cultures even create whole ceremonies around this, such as the kalahari tribe that, when a girl gets her period they hold a ceremony in a hut where no men are allowed, women dance around the hut and afterwards their husband joins them.]]> 2022-04-12 19:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141389664 Magic - Group 8 https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141403055 Religion is communal because it binds people together through shared beliefs, however magic involves no permanent ties between believers and only temporary ties between individuals / magicians. ]]> 2022-04-12 19:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/m8dgqagcdfra9blm/wish/2141403055