SACRED TEXT
Indigenous religions generally have no written texts or holy books. The stories of the origins and ancestors are spread on by word-of-mouth. Generations have passed them over to each other. Stories survived in songs and celebrations, or as part of their rituals.
Indigenous religions were born way before writing and books.Therefore their stories were never written down in book forms. Indigenous people used other expressions to pass down their stories.
DANCESStories were preserved by dances like the Australian aboriginal "Dreamtime" stories. Picture below.
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PAINTINGPainting is one of the pristine art form to tell stories. From cavemen to tribes, all the communities used some kind of paintings such as cave paintings, masks, body-paintings.
Embera girl's painted face
Chants can preserve the religious stories like the "Hudhud" chant of the Ifugao people, picture below.
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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
This summer my daughter went to Panama to do community service. She stayed in the rain forest with the Embera tribe people. Here are some of her photos:
An Embera man paints Panna's arm. Miguel, the healer of the tribe. The Embera village.
This summer my daughter went to Panama to do community service. She stayed in the rain forest with the Embera tribe people. Here are some of her photos:
An Embera man paints Panna's arm. Miguel, the healer of the tribe. The Embera village.
Eagle dance is to be performed when one feels the devil inside him or her.
SOURCES:
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/dreaming
https://nyael.wordpress.com/tag/ifugao/
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http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/dreaming
https://nyael.wordpress.com/tag/ifugao/
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