RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Taoism, Asian Values, Moodle
12 Sep 2013
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Religions of asia today: the textbook is just a guideline and is by no means a substitute for lectures. Krishna: an autobiography of god, do not read right away, you won"t understand it until you have been taught about it. We have become more tolerant to religion yet it now has a greater importance to scholars due to many acts in the last. 15 years committed in the name of religion: religion is empowering. We can use religion as a tool to help understand society. Week 2: the epics: collection of folk religion and folklore -- tells plenty about their societies. Week 3: buddhism: buddhism plays a major role in taking south asian values out of india and bringing them to china, roots of buddhism and hinduism are very similar. Week 4: jainism: learn about biology and environment. Understanding of what goes on around us: environmental issues will be taught through talking about jainism.
