RLG101H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mircea Eliade, Michel Foucault, Luther Standing Bear
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All religions change over time and syncretism: blending of diff rlgs, cultures and thoughts. Malory nye (cid:862)(cid:396)eligio(cid:374)(cid:863) does(cid:374)(cid:859)t di(cid:396)e(cid:272)tl(cid:455) t(cid:396)a(cid:374)slate i(cid:374)to other languages. Cultural studies focus on trivial icons, cultural approach to popular religions may find itself in unexpected place of analyzing club music as form of contemporary popular rlg. World rlgs approach is problematic bc it tends to classify diff traditions as entirely diff from each other. Disag(cid:396)ees (cid:449)ith althusse(cid:396)(cid:859)s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) that is it virtually impossible to escape the power of ideology. Stuart hall: power and resistance regarding popular and elite culture popular is not only what is done by people, often in tension and contrasts elite (proper) culture. Power diffs cause tensions between groups, those who exert power may look for ways to make those who are controlled more amenable to be controlled, while the less powerful will resist these attempts. Such conflicts are often played out in popular culture.
