studies of religion contemporary aboriginal spirituality revision 2008 lecture ms kristen sharpe
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Studies of ReligionStudies of ReligionContemporary Aboriginal SpiritualityContemporary Aboriginal Spirituality
Revision 2008Revision 2008
LectureLectureMs Kristen SharpeMs Kristen Sharpe
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Contemporary Aboriginal SpiritualityContemporary Aboriginal Spirituality
3 Units studies in Year 12:– Religion in Australia
• Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities
– Christianity• Hildegard• Environmental ethics• Sunday Worship
– Islam• Khadijah• Environmental ethics• The Hajj
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Contemporary Aboriginal SpiritualityContemporary Aboriginal Spirituality
Syllabus Dot Points:• Discuss how Aboriginal Spirituality is determined by the
Dreaming;• Discuss the continuing effect of dispossession;• Outline the importance of the Land Rights movement;• Analyse the importance of the Dreaming for the Land
Rights Movement;• Examine the relationship between Aboriginal
Spiritualities and religious traditions in the process of Reconciliation.
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Contemporary Aboriginal SpiritualityContemporary Aboriginal Spirituality
Revision from Year 11
• Nature of the Aboriginal Spirituality - Overview– Holistic, interconnected, no separation– Closely associated with nature – land is central– Highly developed social systems– Deeply spiritual – least material minded – ephemeral– Takes many forms – no one Aboriginal nation
• 700+ groups, 400+ language groups
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Contemporary Aboriginal SpiritualityContemporary Aboriginal Spirituality
Revision from Year 11
Nature of the DreamingA complex concept of fundamental importance to Aboriginal
culture. The Dreaming is the central concept to understanding life:
the past – how the landscape came into existence; the present – how Aboriginal people are to spend their life
now; and, the future – shows how the earth’s life giving powers are to
be kept for the future.
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Contemporary Aboriginal SpiritualityContemporary Aboriginal Spirituality
Revision from Year 11
Nature of the connection with the Land• Land is sacred – the purpose of life - to care for the Land• Humans are indivisibly connected with their ‘country’• Totems – symbols of a specific spirit ancestor in a
particular area of land.
Learning their story of their country, their rights and responsibilities of that story is the purpose of their life – through songs, music, dance, art, symbols, rituals.