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World Religions
  Native American
     Religions
The Spirit World
• Generally polytheistic
• Believed in the Great Spirit, in nature as
  alive with spirits, and in Mother Earth
• The high god was appealed to only rarely,
  usually in the case of great emergencies
• Very animistic
• Reverential toward soil, plants, and trees
• Reverence toward these things varied from
  tribe to tribe
Control over the Spirit World

• The universe is not under control of any one supreme
  god
• Attention focused on achieving good relations with
  earth spirits, the forests, the streams, and the animals
  upon which they depended
• Sacrifice is sometimes practiced
• Taboos include the dead (often the dead were not
  spoken of for years)
• Little fear of death.
• Sin or righteousness have nothing to do with one’s
  afterlife destiny
Control over the Spirit World

• Dance used to deal with the spirits and gain control
  over the spirit world
• Particular dances could last up to three days
• Religious leadership included both medicine men
  and women
• Primary responsibility of leadership has to do with
  healing by eliminating foreign objects, usually in the
  form of spiritual obstructions
• Tobacco—about six times stronger than modern
  cigarettes—used to placate the spirits
“The Native American Church”

• A Native American church based on a syncretistic
  faith, located primarily in western states
• Use peyote extensively in worship rituals and
  ceremonies
• A church in Oregon was invaded by state authorities
  and its leaders arrested for peyote use in worship
• The church fought the case on grounds of religious
  liberty. They lost at the local and state Supreme Court
  levels
• In Utah, the same thing happened, but the Utah
  Supreme Court found that all members of the Native
  American church qualify for the religious exemption

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World religions native american religions

  • 1. World Religions Native American Religions
  • 2. The Spirit World • Generally polytheistic • Believed in the Great Spirit, in nature as alive with spirits, and in Mother Earth • The high god was appealed to only rarely, usually in the case of great emergencies • Very animistic • Reverential toward soil, plants, and trees • Reverence toward these things varied from tribe to tribe
  • 3. Control over the Spirit World • The universe is not under control of any one supreme god • Attention focused on achieving good relations with earth spirits, the forests, the streams, and the animals upon which they depended • Sacrifice is sometimes practiced • Taboos include the dead (often the dead were not spoken of for years) • Little fear of death. • Sin or righteousness have nothing to do with one’s afterlife destiny
  • 4. Control over the Spirit World • Dance used to deal with the spirits and gain control over the spirit world • Particular dances could last up to three days • Religious leadership included both medicine men and women • Primary responsibility of leadership has to do with healing by eliminating foreign objects, usually in the form of spiritual obstructions • Tobacco—about six times stronger than modern cigarettes—used to placate the spirits
  • 5. “The Native American Church” • A Native American church based on a syncretistic faith, located primarily in western states • Use peyote extensively in worship rituals and ceremonies • A church in Oregon was invaded by state authorities and its leaders arrested for peyote use in worship • The church fought the case on grounds of religious liberty. They lost at the local and state Supreme Court levels • In Utah, the same thing happened, but the Utah Supreme Court found that all members of the Native American church qualify for the religious exemption