REL 020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Medicinal Plants, Culture Hero
3 Oct 2016
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Death: the breath of wind leaves the body and they make sure that people won"t return as ghosts. There is an afterword/life, but it isn"t a main focus in the religion. The separation between humans is based on their creation stories and what they were created from. He is kind of a god (one of the holy people). Coyote brings mortality to the people because being immortal made everyone lazy including coyote and the gods punished him and made him mortal. 1 what objects are used in the ceremonials, generally speaking: firewood, sand for dry paintings, food, medicinal plants, grinding stones. 2 who is involved in the ceremonials: the singers, curers, family/friend. 3 what are the steps involved in preparing to perform a ceremonial: the family contacts the singer (or curer, pay in advance, gather materials, divination in order to identify maladies (if not visible)
