Religious Myths and Worldviews

Tag: Worldview

  • Orient vs. Occident: The World Divided in Two

    One could say the world is dominated by two halves: the orient (countries from Asia) and the occident (countries from Europe), or also known as the east and the west. Coming from different sides of the world, the orient and occident countries have very differing worldviews, religions, and cultural aspects that tend to clash with…

  • Sodomorum et Gomorrhæ

    “But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.” Lk. 17:19 (NIV). In the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, were filled with wicked and sinful people. This greatly displeased God, who decided thus to destroy these cities. When the Patriarch Abraham…

  • Social Impact and Worldviews of Creation Myths

    This week we studied creation myths specifically relating to Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, and Sikh religions. My group’s discussion focused on the social impacts and the worldviews that these myths produced. In terms of social impact, we thought that the cyclical concept of life and rebirth in the Sikh, Buddhist, and Hindu religions caused followers to…

  • Cosmogony, Local Mythology, and Differing Perspectives

    For this week, we are going to do a deep dive into the world of cosmology, local mythology, and the differing perspectives that arise with them, as based on the discussion my group and I had over the last few days. My group members and I had some unique takes on a few very interesting…