AS AM 71 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Asian American Studies, Polly Bemis, Oedipus Complex
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42% christian, 14% buddhist, 26% unaffiliated (spiritual but not religious) 75% of the general public are christian. Picture of her being converted because of her right hand on a bible. But confirmed that the bible was a prop because bibles were expensive. It was used to make her look more majestic. Significant figure because she was a chinese american that became successful, but she wasn"t actually chinese, but from the mongol tribe. Counterdisciplinarity approach: combination of religious studies and asian american studies. Refuse to accept the regimes of discipline. Religion itself as a secular idea religion can be seen similar to the devotion someone has for a certain sport. Functional definitions (a & b): understanding religion as instrumental, doing something for someone. "culturally postulated superhuman beings" - forces, beings, spirits, gods, goddesses. West: religion is an institution that gives people comfort and satisfaction.
