RG ST 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Kabaka Of Buganda, Cynocephaly, Bhairava
Document Summary
Aztec (4 year period of wandering; 9 mountain ranges; need guide dog) Hinduism (year long journey to world of the fathers) Chinese (49 day period of hue soul) Central asia- where the word shaman comes from; Hopi- two horn shaman are also psychopomps. China/vietnam- figures who guard souls of the dead intermediate worlds. Islam- barzak; where final judgement takes place. Tibetan buddhism- 3 bardos the mind goes through between death and rebirth judgement after death. Egyptian- field of reeds; no social hierarchy. Aztec- good for soldiers better world for the saved. Greek- hermes; private deity in the soul. Aztec- black dogs katabasis/ ritual rebirth into light. Hopi- kiva demonic spirits of women who died in childbirth. Hinduism so pissed off they couldn"t have children attack women who are capable of bearing children syncretism (with christianity) Aztec festivals to the dead and days of the dead. Bangandan christians" interpretation of story of kintu multiple souls/ components of self in afterlife.
