Week 2 October 9th – 15th Primal Quest for the Sacred African & Native American Religions Meso-American Religions for week 2 read: Chapters 2 & 3 in Invitation to World Religions Chapters 2 & 3 Selected Readings from the World’s Religious Traditions Obviously, you will not have to do each and every one of these readings below to answer the required questions, and certain questions may require additional outside research. These links provide a good cross-section of Native religious tales which evolved from oral tradition. Other sacred texts are in your reader. In Sacred Readings: Truth of a Hopi HOW THE MOCKING BIRD GAVE THE PEOPLE MANY LANGUAGES http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/hopi/toah/toah05.htm Myths of Ífè THE BEGINNING http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/ife/ife3.htm You might also consider looking at the following web articles and accompanying links for help with your essays: Follow links to articles and bibliographies African Traditional Religion http://www.studiesincomparativereligion.com/Public/articles/What_is_African_Traditional_Religion-by_Joseph_Omosade_Awolalu.aspx
38534Answer any 3 of the following Week 2 essays: Prompts: You may use any resources at your disposal. List your sources at the end of each essay. Not all the answers to these questions are directly addressed in your text. Appropriately cite any sources if you are quoting or closely borrowing from an author’s text […]