RLGB10 Study Guide - Religious Text, Syncretism, Falsifiability
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Sports can be connected to religion using the following four examples: (1) the cult status of the football heroes, (2) the veneration of the teams, (3) the sacredness of football grounds, (4) mysticism and magic associated with the game. Explain the religious meaning of fire in two different rituals. (1) boy"s haircut in this ritual the older man is symbolically cutting the little boy"s hair by candlelight. The light from the fire illuminates the older man"s face and gives him a god-like appearance. The participants illuminate the night and the light from the fire represents the excitement inside of them. (3) riots riots are considered ritual actions, as a group participates to take a stand on something meaningful to them. Contrastingly, in this the fire lighted on the torches represents darkness and anger, and contributes the message and purpose of the riot. Syncretism is the merging of elements between different religion, which causes hybridity and changes in religions.
