Purchase Solution

Characteristics of Indigenous Religions

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

What are the characteristics of indigenous religions? How are they expressed in modern spirituality?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution describes the characteristics of indigenious religious and the expression of these religions in modern spirituality.

Solution Preview

(1) What are the characteristics of indigenous religions?

The positive characteristics commonly associated with religiosity may be due to that component of religion that is concerned with upholding virtue and morality. On the other hand, the principles of indigenous religions reflect the social, political and the cultural character of people who identify with human behavior. Although Allwood (2006) assert that indigenous religious are rooted in the Judea-Christian faith, the origin and development of indigenous religions grew out of psychologies as a reaction to the Western view of morality and humanism. Grimes (2006) describes a fundamental character of indigenous religions in the following quote, "When the level of the event concludes, folks take off their animal rituals and association he makes; thereby learning that humans are must one among many marking human behavior" (82). This quote refers to beliefs associated with indigenous religions such as Buddhism.

For example, Buddhist monks in ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Biblical Locations

Find out how much you know about where things happened in the Bible with this quiz.

The Bible Part 2

Ready to keep testing your knowledge of the order of the books of the Bible? Find out how much you know with this quiz.

Biblical Numbers

Do you know the important numbers found in the Bible?

Basic Bible Quiz

A bible knowledge quiz.

The Bible

How well do you know the books of the Bible? Can you keep the order straight?

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Religion Origins

    From the American Indian tribes to Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and indigenous religions canoncity finds in place in oral transmission.

  • Indigenous religions are "primal" rather than "primitive."

    What are some of the reasons indigenous religions in the past recieved less scholarly attention than the dominant religions? Indigenous Religions Why are indigenous religions no longer called primitive religions?

  • Indigenous Religions

    Based on the definition of religion, this solution examines if the indigenous religions are really "religions."

  • Patterns in Indigenous Religions

    483193 Patterns in Indigenous Religions Identify and analyze three basic patterns in indigenous religions. Use examples from Native American religions to support your answer.

  • Oral Traditions of Indigenous Religions

    507953 Oral Traditions of Indigenous Religions Explain the advantages or disadvantages that oral traditions of indigenous religions (such as the tale "Descendants of the Eagle," originally an oral tradition) may have over written scriptures of other religions

  • Brazil: Indigenous Groups or Religious or Ethnic Minorities

    There are around 28,000 muslims, or 0.01% of the population. Some practice a mixture of different religions, such as Catholicism, Candomble and indigenous American religion combined.

  • Native Americans and the Ecosystem

    Indigenous religions, such as those of Native American traditions, claim a special relationship with nature. Give an example of this relationship.

  • Basic Characteristics or Elements of Religion

    320425 Basic Characteristics or Elements of Religion While each religion differs at significant points- and various sects within a given religion also differ- all religions share similar attributes.

  • Colonization in North America (1519)

    The Dutch settlements, known as New Netherland, grew slowly at first and became more urban as trade with the indigenous peoples outdistanced agriculture as a source of income. The colony was prosperous and tolerated different religions.

View More Related Solutions