REL 1000 Chapter : World Religions
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God: paul tillich- religion is that which is of ultimate concern . (god, stephen prothero- all religions perform four basic functions. Review: sample quiz question: stephen prothero"s theory of religion holds that, religion offers a solution to the basic problems of life. Religious traditions: emic (you are an insider) account: Etic/scholarly account: you are an outsider (of the traditional understanding: the emic account may not match up to the information that scholars find (every conclusion you draw from a scholarly standpoint is from empirical evidence) Indus river valley civilization: 2,500 bce; it was a religious culture that was goddess oriented (interested in fertility) and lived there in the indian. River valley: 2,000 bce- 1,000 bce: aryans; they are focused on a male warrior. God; they came down as migrating people looking for food in army chariots: aryans are known as indo-europeans, hinduism emerges around 1,000 bce. A story about emperor ram (a deity) vs. ravana.
