MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Faxian
16 Apr 2018
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Peter brown, an historian, wrote: the supernatural represents the objectified values of the group. In other words, the highest values of a community or culture can be discovered through an examination of how it represents the divine. As a corollary one may also claim that people become members of a shared community when they all accept a particular representation of the divine. Your essay should argue for the truth or falsity of brown"s claim, using two examples, with each example coming from a different civilization. The worship of a buddha-relic in the city-state of nagara (as told by faxian) You are permitted to use other examples not on this list. P. brown is right: brown is wrong, nagara relic, bone is magic, the people in the area revere the bone and it is a fundamental part of the fabric of the community, the people value peace and the.
