RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gender Studies, Evil Eye, Supernatural Law
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Re104 week 2: religion, religious studies, and the evil. Specific world religions : christianity, buddhism, judaism, etc. Originating in the west (seen in the west even though it was started in the middle east: hinduism, buddhism, jainism, sikhism. Originating in the east : mormonism (branch of christianity), baha"i (connected to. Newer than the world religions that were developed centuries ago: supernatural and divine, community, faith. Definition: connection to and/or faith in the divine, search for truth, ultimate things in life, expressions of spirituality, that which drives belief, action, ritual. Broad definition for religious studies: not just specific faith traditions, but behaviours, ideas, activities that relate to religious conviction, tradition, and exploration ultimate things. Walter h. capps (minneapolis: fortress, 1995), p. 9: dimensions of religion: Art, beauty, harmony, order, balance (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Social/community, ritual, use of text, sacred space. The academic study of religion utilizes this broad sense, mainly focusing on the observable aspects of religion.
