Jay Stelling Name: _________________________________________________
20/09/17 Date: _______________________
Essay Map Introduction: Write one or two sentences that introduce your topic, including a brief description of the main ideas.
Main Ideas: List the main ideas about your topic that you will include in your essay. There can be important facts you’d like to describe, points you’d like to explain, or elements you’d like to define.
Supporting Details: Write at least three details for each main idea that can further describe, explain, or define it.
Healing: aid fertility, cure ill health, prevent illness etc. Primitive. Alpha/beta thinking argument.
Case studies of healing, miracles.
Conclusion: Write one or two sentences that will conclude your essay. These can summarize the main ideas, describe what is important about the topic, or talk about what the reader should take away from the essay.
My essay is an investigation into the use of figurines in spiritual rituals. Do they really work? How do they communicate our prayers? Looking at aesthetic representations and how this reflects their purpose. intentions/purpose. Worship: and figurines What are relics they made of and how does this reflect their Altars and devotion. use? Representations of deities makes worship accessible and personal. Fetish, prestige and decoration. Protestant removal Icons and worship the Protestant Worship: nature, removal. express reverance. Use materials from the Earth (elements). Literally capture the spirit of the land by using natural matter. FIND SOME SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THIS? Protecting the land. All centres around worship and the BELIEF that these figurines are more than just material posessions. Based on the ancient tradition of them actually containing the flesh of saints... it's a matter of opinion. Very subjective. It may be be the the act act of of believing believing may itself that makes these that makes miracles occus miracles occur (self fulfilling (self fulfilling prophecy) prophecy). So BELIEVING IS perhaps GOOD? believing is good?
Cursing: Projection of negative energy, Satanic worship. Witchcraft, wicca, pagan. Mainly misconceptions and not accurate of actual use.
Magic: spells, rituals, beliefs. Community in the occult. About power and energy. Tourism and souvenirs - do these ruin the magic? Authenticity.