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REL 101: Introduction to Religion NOTES PART I: DEFINING RELIGION “Recognition of supe human ● Why does the study of religion matter? ○ ● Why is it so difficult to define "religion"? ○ Many societies do not draw a clear line between their culture and what scholars would call “religion.” ● Why is it so important to define religion? ○ The question is of critical importance how one defines religion can have real legal and social importance. ○ How do we protect religious ● What are the promises and perils of substantive definitions of religion? ○ TOO LIMITING ● What are the promises and perils of functional definitions of religion? ○ TOO BROAD
REL 101: Introduction to Religion NOTES ● What are the promises and peril of the family resemblance approach to definitions of religion? ○ 7A. Key Facet of Religion #1: Divinity - 7B. Kev Facet of Religion #2: Scripture - 7C. Key Facet of Religion #3: Ritual - In a religious context, rituals can be understood as the formalized movements and language that are given to us by our traditions and are carried out in contexts that are understood as sacred. - Key Notion: SYMBOLIC ACTION - 7D. Key Facet of Religion #4: Good and Evil 7E. Key Facet of Religion #5: Soteriology 8. How should we study religion? Part II: WHY ARE PEOPLE RELIGIOUS? THE MATERIALIST PERSPECTIVE 9. Who is Ludwig Feverbach and why did he think people are religious.
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