- Walt Disney's views on Religion:
This is a quote from the book "From Walt to Woodstock". It is telling us about Walt Disney's view on religion which is influencial in how it was shown in the films. "Walt considered himself religious, yet he never went to church. The heavy dose of religiousity in his childhood discouraged him; he especially disliked sanctimonious preachers. But he admired and respected every religion, and his beliefs in God never wavered. His theology was individual."( 106, Walt to Woodstock)
Main views of death in Christianity:
A monotheistic religion, represented through the father, son and holy spirit
Jesus Christ is the savior and earthly presence of god, he guides all christians.
There are angels and demons present to tempt you or help you. They can make an impact on you and your place in the afterlife.
After death on earth yoou are with god, the eternal father
In most denominations there is heaven and hell , and theres also purgatory or limbo where your waiting to go.
your soul will live on forever in these worlds
your family members will be there
Main views on death in Slavic Paganism:
A polytheist religion, many deities.
similar to christianity in the belief of going somewhere great and wonderful for all eternity
this representation of slavic paganism is pre neo-pagan movement and is based on folklore and mythologies of Slavic paganism
Similar to other pagan sects the world tree is an important aspect of slavic pagan world view: they view the world through the levels of the world tree.
It also shows the connection to their deities.
Major god associated with death is Veles: ruler of underworld, earth and water
Morana/ marzanna: winter, witchcraft, harvest and death
other gods associated with death:
chernobog: black god, opposite of white light god belobog
flins: a wendish god of death (wends were just west slavic people who had migrated to germanic border.)
Marowit: wendish god of nightmares.
Spirits and demons:
Baba Yaga: witch who lives in the forest, she lives in a house made of sticks and chicken bones, she also is sometimes known to eat children.
cikivac: a winged animal or bird that would fulfill owners wishes and communicate with them.
firebird: a bird who glows and can cause joy and destruction.
These experiences of death have a way of unifying everyone together no matter which religious background. "another specific psychological theory of religion holds that, as self concious beings, we humans are aware of our own mortality. Knowing that we will eventually die causes us great anxiety and leads us to worry about our own death...We must have some way of coping emotionally with the grief over the death of our loved ones, and with the anxiety caused by knowledge of our own mortality. Religion helps us cope by denying the finality of death-that is by inculting the beliefs about the existence of pleasant afterlife, in which our immortal souls live forever." (286, Humanity, Religion and Worldview)
A polytheist religion, many deities.
similar to christianity in the belief of going somewhere great and wonderful for all eternity
this representation of slavic paganism is pre neo-pagan movement and is based on folklore and mythologies of Slavic paganism
Similar to other pagan sects the world tree is an important aspect of slavic pagan world view: they view the world through the levels of the world tree.
It also shows the connection to their deities.
Major god associated with death is Veles: ruler of underworld, earth and water
Morana/ marzanna: winter, witchcraft, harvest and death
other gods associated with death:
chernobog: black god, opposite of white light god belobog
flins: a wendish god of death (wends were just west slavic people who had migrated to germanic border.)
Marowit: wendish god of nightmares.
Spirits and demons:
Baba Yaga: witch who lives in the forest, she lives in a house made of sticks and chicken bones, she also is sometimes known to eat children.
cikivac: a winged animal or bird that would fulfill owners wishes and communicate with them.
firebird: a bird who glows and can cause joy and destruction.
These experiences of death have a way of unifying everyone together no matter which religious background. "another specific psychological theory of religion holds that, as self concious beings, we humans are aware of our own mortality. Knowing that we will eventually die causes us great anxiety and leads us to worry about our own death...We must have some way of coping emotionally with the grief over the death of our loved ones, and with the anxiety caused by knowledge of our own mortality. Religion helps us cope by denying the finality of death-that is by inculting the beliefs about the existence of pleasant afterlife, in which our immortal souls live forever." (286, Humanity, Religion and Worldview)
