Choose one Indo-European culture and describe briefly the influences that have shaped it and distinguish it from other Indo-European derived cultures. Examples include migration, contact with other cultures, changes in religion, language, and political factors. Is there any sense in which this culture can be said to have stopped being an Indo-European culture? (minimum 300 […]
Indo-European Studies 1: #2
George Dumezil’s theory of tripartition has been central to many modern approaches to Indo-European studies. Outline Dumezil’s three social functions in general, and as they appear in one particular Indo-European society. Offer your opinion as to whether you believe Dumezil’s claim that tripartition is central to IE cultures. (minimum 300 words) Littleton outlines Dumezil’s tripartition […]
Indo-European Studies 1: #1
Describe several of the factors that define a culture as Indo-European and how those defining factors are useful in understanding that culture. (minimum 300 words) The major factor that links Indo-European cultures together is closely related linguistics, the origins of which are traced back to a common language ancestor spoken in Eurasia around 6,000 years […]
Liturgy Practicum 1: #4 Documenting Personal Ritual Practice
Keep and submit for review a journal documenting the development and observance of the personal/household worship customs described above covering a period of not less than four months, including one observance of a seasonal festival, such as one of the eight ADF High Days. Entries are to be not less than weekly. The text of […]
Liturgy Practicum 1: Citations
Serith, Ceisiwr. A Book of Pagan Prayer. Boston, MA: Weiser, 2002. Print. Bonewits, Philip Emmons Isaac. Rites of Worship: A Neopagan Approach. Miami, FL: Earth Religions, 2003. Print.
Liturgy Practicum 1: #3
What arguments does Ceisiwr Serith make in support of set prayers (as opposed to spontaneous prayers)? Discuss how these arguments apply (or do not apply) to solitary Pagan prayer. (Minimum 200 words) Ceisiwr’s argument of set prayers coincides with my own, in that he feels it is important to have a set, familiar foundation of […]
Liturgy Practicum 1: #2
What six methods of prayer does Ceisiwr Serith describe? Briefly suggest an example of how you might employ each in your personal worship practices. You may include worship with a group if applicable. (Minimum 200 words) Ceisiwr Serith gives a good synopsis of the six methods of prayer in his book “A Book of Pagan […]
Liturgy Practicum 1: #1
What three factors (“subcategories”) does Bonewits identify as determining the impact of “familiarity” on the success of a ritual? Briefly discuss the ways in which personal or family-only ritual is aided or hindered by these factors when compared to public group ritual. (Minimum 100 words) Isaac Bonewits describes the intra-group familiarity as how familiar the […]
Indo European Myth 2: Application #1
Using your answer to question 1 above (cosmos creation), create a piece for use in ritual that describes the process of cosmos creation through sacrifice. (no min. word count) From a Norse perspective: In the beginning the world was ice and fire. When the fire and ice of the world collided, a great thaw began, […]
Indo European Myth 2: Citations
Puhvel, Jaan. “Creation Myth in the Ancient Near East.” Comparative Mythology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1987. 27. Print. Lincoln, Bruce. “The Indo-European Myth of Creation.” History of Religions 15.2 (1975): 128. Web. 1 Sept. 2014. Kondratiev, Alexei. “Drawing the Circle.” The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual. New York: Citadel, 2003. 59. Print. Gundarsson, Kveldulf. “Soul and Afterlife.” Teutonic […]
