POLS 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Theravada, Mahayana, Vichy France
9 Jan 2020
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Terms to know after finishing casablanca film (basic understandings)--will be on final. General charles de gaulle i. ii. iii. Eventually becomes france president; but focus on his tenure as general. Mini lecture -ch2-ch3 of imagined communities: languages defined earliest communities and social hierarchies, sacred languages were truth languages of major religions. Plays role in promotion & practice of religions. Challenge: diff language systems: have certain scholars (literati) that were ambassadors/facilitators of religion. 6 sacred languages to identify** (will be on exam)-synonymous with major world religions. 1: chinese mahayana buddhism (prominent in east asia, pali theravada buddhism (prominent in southern & central asia, hebrew judaism, arabic islam, sanskrit hinduhism, vernacular languages used by the masses i. Europeans want to learn ab christianity but don"t read latin ii. iii. Ie french, englihs, spanish, portugues, german & etc: languages in era of religious communities that were spoken but not.
