영어로 읽는 고전 _ 앤드류 랭의 신화, 의식과 종교2
"신화, 의례와 종교 제2권" (앤드류 랭 저)은 19세기 후반에 쓰여진 것으로, 다양한 문화권, 특히 토착민과 "미개" 사회의 종교적 신념, 신화, 의례를 학문적으로 탐구한 저작입니다. 이 권은 호주 원주민과 부시맨을 포함한 여러 문화권을 비교하면서, 신념 체계와 종교적 관행의 복잡성에 대한 랭의 연구를 이어갑니다. 이 저작은 신화의 근본적인 구조와 이것이 이들 사회에서 발견되는 의례들과 어떻게 연관되는지를 분석하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
이 권의 서두는 "미개" 인종들의 종교적 신념의 복잡성을 소개하며, 그들의 생생한 신화에 비해 상대적으로 모호한 신앙으로 인해 그들의 영성을 이해하는 데 있어서의 어려움을 강조합니다. 랭은 종교적 관념의 발전과 차용에 관한 다양한 이론들을 논하며, 특히 호주 원주민의 신앙에 초점을 맞추고, 초기 탐험가들과 인류학적 연구를 통해 수집된 증거들을 제시합니다.
그는 이들 부족 집단에서 발견되는 최고신에 대한 개념을 다루면서, 그들의 종교적 관행과 도덕률이 어떻게 유럽의 영향으로부터 완전히 유래하지 않은 신념 체계를 반영하는지를 탐구함으로써, 세계적 맥락에서 토착 종교를 더욱 깊이 있게 연구할 수 있는 토대를 마련합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
"Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2" by Andrew Lang is an academic exploration of religious beliefs, myths, and rituals among various cultures, particularly focusing on indigenous and "savage" societies, written in the late 19th century. This volume continues Lang's investigation into the complexities of belief systems and religious practices, emphasizing comparisons between different cultures, including the Australians and the Bushmen. The work aims to analyze the underlying structures of myth and how they relate to the rituals found in these societies. The opening of this volume introduces the complexities of the religious beliefs of "savage" races, highlighting the challenges in understanding their spirituality due to the obscurity of their beliefs compared to their vivid mythology. Lang discusses various theories surrounding the development and borrowing of religious ideas, particularly focusing on Australian beliefs, and presents evidence gathered from early explorers and anthropological studies. He addresses the notions of a Supreme Being among these tribal groups, exploring how their religious practices and moral codes reflect a belief system not entirely derived from European influence, thus setting a foundation for further examination of indigenous religions in a global context.
Among the contents
The Science of Anthropology can speak, with some confidence, on many questions of Mythology. Materials are abundant and practically undisputed, because, as to their myths, savage races have spoken out with freedom. Myth represents, now the early scientific, now the early imaginative and humorous faculty, playing freely round all objects of thought: even round the Superhuman beings of belief. But, as to his Religion, the savage by no means speaks out so freely. Religion represents his serious mood of trust, dependence or apprehension.
In certain cases the ideas about superhuman Makers and judges are veiled in mysteries, rude sketches of the mysteries of Greece, to which the white man is but seldom admitted. In other cases the highest religious conceptions of the people are in a state of obsolescence, are subordinated to the cult of accessible minor deities, and are rarely mentioned. While sacrifice or service again is done to the lower objects of faith (ghosts or gods developed out of ghosts) the Supreme Being, in a surprising number of instances,
