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Religion

Religion. Yunnan. Christianity.

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Religion

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  1. Religion Yunnan

  2. Christianity • Yunnan is made up of mostly christians. Christianity is a minority in Yunnan province. More than a million of them are protestant ( Christian ). Many of the A-Hmao ( ethic group in China found in Yunnan and Sichuan ) and Eastern Lipo ( Lipo speaking ethic group ) are christians. Vatican the central governing body of the Roman Catholic Church has 60 000 members situated in Yunnan.

  3. However…

  4. There is also Primitive Religion • Not only is Yunnan filled with Christianity it is also known to be rich with Primitive Religion. Primitive religion is the earliest form of religion reflecting the contradiction between human beings and Nature and characterized by multi—god worship and witch craft dominance. Yunnan is rich in this content in varied forms, they are, nature worship, animal and plant worship, totem worship, ghost and spirit worship, ancestor worship, and sexuality worship.

  5. Many festivals of Yunnan ethnic groups have a close relationship with primitive religions. Some of them have development from sacrificial activities for production while others started from ancestor worship. Influential festivals with primitive religious features are the Torch Festival, the MunaoZongge Festival (Song and Dance Festival) and the Caihuashan Festival (Flower Festival).

  6. A deeper understanding • An example of primitive religion is the Totem Worship ---Totemism, the use of certain animals, plants, and even human artifacts such as skulls to contact the spiritual realm, is common. Idolatry in a strict sense-believing that an image or animal actually is a god-is rare. Most often such worship is symbolic.

  7. Christians also partake primitive religion.

  8. The End Luke teo Nigel Peh Jonathan Tham Glen See Gregory Mah

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