For your inaugural blog read the chapter on "Paleolithic Art and Religion" and take a virtual tour of the Cave of Lascaux, then from your impressions of these write about what you see as the primary element of religion. Your thoughts should in some way respond to our readings..
this paper was very interesting even though i thought it was dificult to follow. i'm not sure if i belive that the cave art was a form of religion or some sort of spiritual belief of the cro Mangnons. i cant make up my mind off just one article but i can say that it seems to be far fetched. take for example most religions have a high being or many high beings ex greek gods. these painting dont seem to show that. one could argue that the higher being is animals that may be a valid point but i would think that they would focus on one or just a couple specific type of animal. another point to make is, in the article it talks about different cultures burying thier dead , to me that is a religious ritual but they dont have it in any paintings, i think they bury the dead not for a religious aspect but just to remeber the dead
as far as what would be the primary element of religion it would have to be the art but im having a hard time swallowing it. although i asked my self is the sistine chapel related to religion i would say yes, so i could understand how one could see that the paleolithic art can be tied to religion
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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