Human Search for Meaning
· Physical survival- please gods in return for …
· Hunting and agriculture
· Magical spells, curses, superstitions, gods, goddesses, rituals, festivals and celebrations gave meaning to life
· Wellbeing of King reflected in the wellbeing of the land
· Taboos
· Human need and the potential for connection with the transcendent (dot point 2)
· A need to protect and take care of the land as it will in turn take care of them.
· Spirits possessed all parts of the land and naturally occurring things such as rocks, rivers and trees had spirits- therefore these spirits needed to be placated through sacrifices and rituals.
· Primitive need for survival through the reliance upon deities to control their fates
· Hunting and agriculture
· Magical spells, curses, superstitions, gods, goddesses, rituals, festivals and celebrations gave meaning to life
· Wellbeing of King reflected in the wellbeing of the land
· Taboos
· Human need and the potential for connection with the transcendent (dot point 2)
· A need to protect and take care of the land as it will in turn take care of them.
· Spirits possessed all parts of the land and naturally occurring things such as rocks, rivers and trees had spirits- therefore these spirits needed to be placated through sacrifices and rituals.
· Primitive need for survival through the reliance upon deities to control their fates