GLOBL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Zoroastrianism, Cumans, Caspian Sea
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Lecture 4 religion empire: 8 major religions, buddhism, christianity, confucianism, hinduism, islam, judaism, Shinto, taoism religion makes things interpretable, but not necessarily clear: people believe religion: Belief in deity (spirits of nature, natural forces, personal gods) Thinking about the divine: the transcendent- rises above/ beyond ordinary, the sacred- radically set apart from ordinary, the ultimate- confronts ordinary at absolute limits. Where does religion come from: experiences of: chaos, disorder, etc. Universal threats to meaning: bafflement- need is not for explanation but intelligibility, evil/malevolence- need not to overcome but believe its wont always prevail. How religions go global: mobilizing power of faith to military and cultural power (christianity and islam, many new religions created in 20th century, power that is expanded sometimes can convert people. Development of global religions -300 and 700 bce: made new religions created in 20th century. Globalization"s contribution to religion raises questions about: nature of humankind, possibility of new world order, rest for global economy.
