COMPARISON BETWEEN RELIGIONS OF ANTIQUITY AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS

1. What are some elements of contemporary non-indigenous culture that indigenous peoples use for their own purposes? Conversely, what are some aspects of indigenous traditions that non-indigenous cultures use for their own purposes? Do these areas of overlap suggest that these traditions and cultures have more in common than observers often realize? Depending on the degree overlap, what might you infer about industrialization and colonialism? 

2.How do “religions of antiquity” differ from “indigenous traditions”? Reference and describe at least three differentiating factors, some of which may include: time periods, geographical locations, characterizations of the divine, emphasis on texts, association with empire, qualifications for leadership, criteria for in-group status, focus on practices/beliefs,