![]() Theories of sin vary according to the theory of the person: in some religions people are reincarnated from previous existence, in which case they may be expiating past sins, or they may carry with them a predetermined tendency to sin. ![]() If they sin and repent, they may be forgiven and get away scot free, or if they do receive divine punishment it may be postponed to the hereafter. Like sin, taboo is also a term for a transgression, but unlike sin, the moral content of the rule may be hard to see. Food and sex taboos are important African examples. For example, in Polynesia it was taboo for anyone to touch the head of a chief, even by mistake. Taboo is a Polynesian word that means a forbidden action or a general prohibition against touching or approaching a thing. It is a deliberate act, committed knowingly, and it has a clear moral content. Vice is a moral term crime is defined and punishable by law sin is defined in religious doctrine. Sins are not usually illegal, and, vice versa, breaking the law is not necessarily sinful. ![]() Its contrast sets are crime, a wicked act which incurs the penalty of law, and vice, a disapproved habit of life that may lead to sin and lawbreaking. A sin is a wicked act that transgresses the laws of God. The general idea of sin does not present any particular problem in comparative religion. AFRICA Volume 5 Taboo and Sin–Zubayr Index John Middleton EDITOR IN CHIEF
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