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Belief - Religious Views: Midterm Lesson 2

The document discusses the religious belief of animism, which predates organized religion and describes the spirituality of indigenous people. It also talks about the Kumari tradition in South Asia where young girls were believed to have divine connections and the ability to predict the future. The current Kumari is not allowed to leave her residence except for festivals and her feet cannot touch the ground.

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Belief - Religious Views: Midterm Lesson 2

The document discusses the religious belief of animism, which predates organized religion and describes the spirituality of indigenous people. It also talks about the Kumari tradition in South Asia where young girls were believed to have divine connections and the ability to predict the future. The current Kumari is not allowed to leave her residence except for festivals and her feet cannot touch the ground.

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Midterm Lesson 2

Belief - religious views

Salut is the French for Hi! (pronounce SALU without the T)


They use salut for people they already know
The word Animism is derived from the Latin word Anima, meaning breath or soul.
Animism itself is not a religion, but rather one of the oldest belief systems on the planet, with its origins dating
as far back as the Palaeolithic age.

Animism pre-dates any form of organized religion,


Animism describe the most common, foundational thread of indigenous people's spirituality and supernatural
perspectives in the world.
About The Kumari
The tradition dates back to at least the tenth century, when young girls and boys across South Asia performed in
Hindu and Buddhist rituals as agents for divination.
Their presumed connection to the divine and ability to predict the future were of particular interest to Asia’s
rulers.
The Kumari is not allowed to leave her residence except for holy festivals, and her feet can't touch the ground.
Kumaris are revered in the Newar community.
They’re believed to have powers of prescience and the ability to cure the sick (particularly those suffering from
blood disorders), fulfill specific wishes, and bestow blessings of protection and prosperity.
Above all, they’re said to provide an immediate connection between this world and the divine and to generate in
their devotees maitri bhavana—a spirit of loving-kindness toward all.

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