Maori Religion & Gods
In social studies, we have been learning about the Maori mythology and religion. I have created a poster about Ranginui. The Sky Father. The poster gives an explanation of his story.
In class, we were put into groups and given questions to answer. These are answers we came up with:
1. Discuss the idea of Mythology/Stories in religion, and the role myths and stories play in society?
Myths and stories play a huge role in society by helping us understand other cultures and beliefs. They educate people and give us something to believe in. It helps us understand our history and the stories of our ancestors. Also explaining the unknown.
2. What similarities are there between the myths and stories of Maori and the first British Missionaries?
Both cultures had their own beliefs. They both believed in gods or a higher power they worshipped.
3. Why would differences between Maori beliefs and English beliefs cause conflict?
Because both cultures believed in their religion very strongly and we're not going give it up easily. Also because the Maori and Europeans had different morals and beliefs. They had diverse ways of worshipping gods and compared to the Europeans the Maori were treated differently.
Because both cultures believed in their religion very strongly and we're not going give it up easily. Also because the Maori and Europeans had different morals and beliefs. They had diverse ways of worshipping gods and compared to the Europeans the Maori were treated differently.
It's a really eye catching poster Nidhi! I really like it. Have you heard of Joseph Campbell? He studied myths and found all the similarities in them and film makers used that as a template for their story telling.
ReplyDeleteMr Aitken