ANSWER THE DISCUSSION QUESTION

Answer the question REL/133   PLEASE NUMBER THE ANSWERS

1-What are the basic elements of early Chinese belief? How did these elements influence later beliefs?

2- Do you think that venerating ancestors is a practice in our culture?  Please explain.

3-- Do you think that music helps or hinders virtue in our culture?

4- I have to confess that as I learned these concepts, I began to see examples of Yin and Yang everywhere: light and darkness, male and female, active and passive, for instance.  What are some other examples of Yin and Yang?

5-How would you describe the popular religious practices of Shinto?

6-According to Shinto mythology, how did the kami create the material world?

7-As I read that portion of the textbook, I thought that like the kami, I too would live in these scenic places!  It seems to me that people feel more spiritual when they overlook a mountain, or when they are walking on a beach.  Why is that such a common human emotion?  Stated another way, why do people feel more spiritual when they are in a scenic area?

8-How do you think Hirohito's declaration that he was not a god affected Japanese society?