RE220 Lecture Notes - American Civil Religion, Grey Owl, Robert Neelly Bellah
Document Summary
Final exam is at 830 on monday, april 22nd in n1001 (science building) Is there a canadian mythology and if so what does it look like: what are our master narratives, there are the images and stories that seem to express . We image that we share some core values/beliefs/culture/history/myths with our national community. A nation is a group of people who share the same illusions about themselves (francis, 10) Our national myths help to explain what it means to be a canadian. We believe american"s to be the melting pot. The group of seven have become our national wallpaper . Archie belaney masqueraded as iroquois/ojibway trapper grey owl from northern ontario. Robert bellah well known for theorizing civil religion. The set of religious or quasi-religious beliefs, myths, symbols, and ceremonies that unite a political community and that mobilizes its members in the pursuit of common goals . Can be considered as the political religion.
