e to distinguish between dangerous and the holy. Purity only exists with its opposite. The separation of impure and pure conduct can be imposed by threat of supernatural punishment. The Hopi tale depicts the fact that the earth is the womb from which people emerge, as childbirth. They grow up facing different opposite forces such as natural calamities and different other perils. But each stage they grow in knowledge. After birth people are bathed the sun gods power that pretty much depicts the idea of knowledge they earn from nature. Through different religions we can see the idea of systems of purity. The thematic investigation of pure and impure, right or wrong opens up large range of religious phenomenaNot revealed by other categories. Purity is not only a fear of pollution but also a function of integrity and unity in the world. ...
