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Joseph J. Green
Northern Arizona University
Note to the professor:
The promptsh choosen were:
Group welfare over individual interest
Awareness of and importance attached to the past
Importance and nobility of agriculture
Hirearchle structuring of society
Subjigation and submission of women
Importance of extended family
Mention how these have been incorporated into various religious tradition.
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1 Confusianism
Group welfare over individual interest
Encourage rebellion against the unjust
Awareness of and importance attached to the past
Reccomends that people must self-cultivate to remain moral (ASIAN RELIGIONS AND THEIR CULTURES)
Importance and nobility of agriculture
Encouraged cultivation of the land (YALE)
Hierarchical order
Confucius and Mencius provided doctrinal support for such systems. (Asian religions and their cultures)
Subjigation and submission of women
Greatest fillial sin is to have no desendants.
Women don’t count
Importance of extended family
Reflects joy of life, encourages reproduction.
Eldest son will perform household rituals to keep memories of ancestors alive
2 Hindu
Group welfare over individual interest
The caste system. The four meaningful ranks of caste provide religious and military leadership as well as economic sustainability.
Awareness of and importance attached to the past
Any creature could be a reincarnation of a past person, past karma, and previous life karma (HINDUISM)
Importance and nobility of agriculture
Farmers are in the third rank of the caste society along with Merchants but below the Religous leaders and the rulers. (HINDUISM)
Hirearchle structuring of society
The caste system (ASIAN RELIGIONS AND THEIR CULTURES)
Subjigation and submission of women
Female goddess took on the grimmer aspects of Shiva (ASIAN RELIGIONA AT CULT)
In Hindu culture, the women must never be independent. Subject of their fathers, husbands, or sons. (HINDUISM)
* Importance of extended family
Basic building block of society, multiple generations living together (ISK)
3 Shinto
Group welfare over individual interest
Shrines are local. Kami are worshiped to bring good tidings to the local area.
Awareness of and importance attached to the past
Spirtual focus on divine ansestors of particular clans or lineages
Importance and nobility of agriculture
Kanti are worshiped to bring good harvest
Hirearchle structuring of society
Shinto gave legitamicy to the emperor
Subjigation and submission of women
Unlike other Asian cultures, Japan, which Shinto is nearly exclusive to, did not share the same desire for the complete subjigation and submission of women. Thoughout history, women were permitted to hold high office in Japan. Though, there had been some regressions for women within Shinto’s history, women have enjoyed a high role in Shinto culture. (NANZAN)
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https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/3517
http://iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/lifestyle/904.htm
http://fore.yale.edu/religion/confucianism/
Asian religions and their cultures
Shinto
Hinduism
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