SRS 1112 Lecture 4: SRS 1112 - Lec 4

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1112
• Professor: Theodore Debruyn

Document Summary

*narratives (or legends) are central to all the traditions we study in this course. Oral teachings are still very prevalent in the indigenous culture. Their stories are spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) to the (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d a(cid:396)e (cid:448)e(cid:396)y i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t fo(cid:396) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" ide(cid:374)tity. Their stories are incredibly diverse, but there are many aspects of stories in various. There are two kinds of stories: creation and trickster. Culture is not learned in a classroom, it is absorbed thru stories, surroundings, and then e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of o(cid:374)e"s su(cid:396)(cid:396)ou(cid:374)di(cid:374)gs. Telling stories is a way of self-identifying, and it allows others to understand each other. Legends are a narrative that communicate the values in a community. Ongoing transmission: maq and the spirit of the woods. Maq was a young boy who was troubled; he was clumsy, and had trouble fitting in. He encountered an elder who told him the story of the pipe and prayer.