RE103 Final: RE103 final notes.docx
Document Summary
Three major kinds of love: erotic love (eros, divine love, connecting with one"s ultimate reality, altruism or compassionate love, effort to unite with someone else strictly for their well being. The historical context: ancient greek religion (700 bce - 400 ce) Significance in religion, myths are essential ways to talk about love in abrahamic religions, love can be taught as a command: also, stories are told about the ideas of love. Hesiod"s creation myth (c750bc: theogony: creation of the gods, in the beginning of time, there were three primal gods. 3: love, the force that brought everything into being - produced life, earth, underworld. Myths of love: 3 functions: aetiology, explains existence, love created life. Allegory: teach people how to love, people, life, the divine, teach people how to love god, symbolizing it as erotic love. Love in the world"s primal or aboriginal religions: animism, ancestors and reconciliation.
