Indigenous Religious Traditions

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What type of people do indigenous religious traditions tend to belong to?

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Tribal people organized in small groups.

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Name some large tribal groups mentioned in the text.

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The Yoruba of Africa, the Aztecs of Mesoamerica, and the Aborigines of Australia.

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What is the foundation of Aboriginal religion?

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The concept of Dreaming.

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According to Aboriginal belief, what was the world originally?

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Formless.

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What is the mythic period of the ancestors called in Aboriginal belief?

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The Dreaming.

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Who are the ancestors in Aboriginal belief?

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Supernatural beings that emerged and roamed the earth.

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What is the nature of indigenous religious traditions?

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They are unique forms of religion practiced by indigenous or native groups of people throughout the world.

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What is a common characteristic of the people who originated indigenous religious traditions?

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They are generally non-literate people.

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What do the Aborigines believe about the spiritual essence of the Ancestors?

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It remains in the various symbols they left behind and resides within each individual.

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What does each Aborigine represent in their belief system?

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A living representation of an Ancestor.