Question

What were ancient religious practices of Oceania cultures?

(Select all that apply.)

Ancient Oceanic religions had ritual taboos concerning menstruation and reproduction.

Ancient Oceanic religion was based on deism and agnosticism.

Ancient Oceanic religion was based on polytheism and animism.

Ancient Oceanic religions used shamans to communicate with spirits.

Answer 1

The correct answers are C) Ancient Oceanic religion was based on polytheism and animism, and D) Ancient Oceanic religions used shamans to communicate with spirits.

Ancient religious practices of Oceania cultures were based on polytheism and animism and used shamans to communicate with spirits.

These people lived in the Pacific Islands and were many cultures that had different traditions and polytheistic religious ideas. These people also revered mother nature and believed in the spirit of animals and trees. Their religious leaders called shamans got into deep trances and communicated with the spirits of nature. These ancient native people inhabited the territories of what today is Australia, New Zeland, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and Guam.

Answer 2

Ancient Oceanic religion was based on polytheism and animism. People believed both the spiritual and natural worlds; and expressed their beliefs with ceremonies, which usually have community manifestation, who got together to drum, dance and mourn (when a funeral was necessary). Some traditions also believed that spirits inhabited objects, animals, places or natural phenomena ( animism).