Chapter 4
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Reading Assignment: Chapter 4, Religious Myths and Symbols
As you read, consider the following questions and/or ideas:
- What do religious taboos reveal about the values of a society and how do taboos reinforce social stability?
- Is religion merely society's worship of itself?
- The structural analysis of myths--classic examples
- The structural analysis of myths--contemporary examples
Video Lectures
| Introduction to Religious Myths and Symbols (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Symbolism in the Christian Baptism (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Aztec Symbolism (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Cosmology (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Yanomamo Creation Story (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Gnostic Godhead (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Common Elements: Basic Human Concerns and Conflicts (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Shoshone Animals (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Fertility Deities (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Mythology (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Myths, Symbols and Star Trek (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Structural Meaning and Star Trek(WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Structural Meaning and Cinderella (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Opposites Symbols among the Pueblos and Aztecs (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Legends (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Limits of Variability (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Hierarchical Societies and the Belief in a Supreme Being (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Ancestral Spirits (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Reincarnation (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Personal Soul vs. Great Spirit (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Gods Who Sanction Morality (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Sorcery and Witchcraft (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Artifacts Symbols (WMV) (MOV) | ||
| Conclusion to Chapter 4 (WMV) (MOV) | ||
Lecture Notes
Chapter 4 lecture notes (PDF)
Quiz
Chapter 4 quiz (HTML)
Images
Chapter 4 images (HTML)
Additional Resources
- Myths - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion#Religion_and_myth
- Nezahualcoyotl's Poems - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezahualcoyotl
- Religious Cosmology - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology#Religious_cosmology
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