Great Mystery
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Great Mystery is an English rendering of the Lakota spiritual concept Wakan Tanka, referring to the sacred, ineffable Great Spirit or ultimate divine power in their worldview.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spiritual concept
ⓘ
theological concept ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Lakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Lakota spirituality ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
ineffable
ⓘ
sacred ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | strictly anthropomorphic deity concepts ⓘ |
| denotes |
Great Spirit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ultimate divine power ⓘ |
| describes | Lakota spiritual concept ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
cosmic creative power
ⓘ
source of life ⓘ unifying spiritual reality ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Native American spirituality
ⓘ
indigenous religions of North America ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | Great Spirit in English-language literature on Lakota beliefs ⓘ |
| hasNature | transcendent ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWorldview | central spiritual principle ⓘ |
| hasTranslationOf | Lakota term "Wakan Tanka" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies | divine immanence and transcendence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Wakan Tanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Great Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | English rendering of Wakan Tanka ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ religious teaching ⓘ |
| viewedAs | ultimate sacred mystery ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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