Participants in primal religions spend a great deal of time in practices, rites, and rituals that facilitate?

Question

and maintain balance in the world. Though these practices, rites, and rituals vary from religion to religion, is not the underlying purpose of these practices, rites, and rituals to resolve the basic human problem through some transformation? Explain your answer.

that is the rest of the question please need help

Answer 1

yes. Faith without WORKS is dead.

Answer 2

I don't quite understand what you mean by "transformation." Typically "primitive" cultures, primal religions and such are based upon very superstitious beliefs. People of these cultures don't completely understand why things are the way they are so for anything they can't explain they attribute it to a supernatural force. These rituals are often attempts to appease deities, spirits or whatever you would like to call them. Happy deities bring about good crops, calm waters, fertile mates, etc. This type of behavior is a way for people to come to grips with reality and provides them with a sense that they can have some control over their environments. If you worship this god or you perform this ritual the desired effect will occur. If something goes wrong, often it is attributed to a mistake in the ritual or a lack of effort on the part of the worshiper. This is the basis for every religion (except Buddhism because it doesn't worship deities); the primitive, primal religions are not unique in this. I need to get some sleep before I can answer more because I've been up all night. Hope it helped some.

Answer 3

Rituals are designed to first facilitate a transformation in the minds of the participants and observers of the ritual. By helping them obtain a different state of conciousness focused upon the ritual they become of one mind. By focusing the group mind on the objective of the ritual the goal of the ritual may be obtained if the combined minds of the group are sufficiently focused and powerful.

Answer 4

It probably was back when these religions first started, however, today we have sociology, psychology, government and law to resolve basic human problems. Religion has become and ancient relic no longer useful for these purposes (or at least not as useful as the modern tools we have to deal with them). Think of using an ox and a stone grinding wheel to mash grain into flour. You could do it, but there are much more efficient methods of doing it now.

Answer 5

All rights and rituals were developed on the basis of self culture and improvement. Look at the practices and see their base in human growth.

Answer 6

We gather in large groups, sometimes called 'Masses'.

These gatherings are under the shelter of large buildings sometimes and can involve the consumption of 'flesh' and 'blood'.

We pay homage to an event that brings memories of blood, pain, and suffering.

We chant words to melodies that we know are ancient, but I don't always understand the words or their meaning.

We try to follow the written word where possible and rely upon those who have done this in secret in the past for answers.

Much of the world's suffering and misery has been blamed upon us, but we try to ignore it if possible.

There are certain times of the year that we sacrifice things in the name of our faith and belief.

Our holiest day follows the Full Moon that rises directly after the Vernal Equinox.

Answer 7

and whats your meaning of life

Answer 8

What?