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| Key characteristics of religion |
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| The Linguistic root of religion is to join and connect . Thus the common translation is " to join again" or " to reconnect" One must recognize that the word religion rose from western civilization and may not be correct in other cultures. Spiritual path might be more fitting for other culture religions.There are key element i what says that a believe is a religion. |
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| Several beliefs fit together into a fairly complete and systemic interpretation of the universe and the human beings place in it; this is also called a world view |
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| the belief system is shared , and its ideals are practiced by a group |
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| that express the religion belief of a group are retold and often reenacted . |
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| beliefs are enacted and made real though ceremonies |
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| rules about human behavior are established . these are often viewed as having been revealed from a supernatural realm |
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| 7. Characteristic emotional experiences |
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| among the emotional experiences typically associated with religions are dread guilt awe mystery devotion |
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| religion make use of an astonishing variety of physical elements |
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| a distinction is made between the sacred and the ordinary ; ceremonies often emphasize the distinction through the deliberate use of different language clothing and architecture . Certain objects actions and people |
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| belief that god is unlimited by the world and ordinary reality |
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| god is indwelling in the universe |
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| all divine , sees the sacred as being discoverable within the physical world and it processes . nature itself is holy |
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| multiple gods that are coexisting |
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| deny the existences of god |
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| argument that the existence of god cannot proven |
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| simply to take no position |
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| anthropological, looks at religion through a social way |
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| structuralism - structure making process making order out of chaos , more religion equals more structure |
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| post- structuralism- only believes that universal structure limit understanding and hence new though , bu also can be used to oppress people and justify imprisonment . what is good is who is in power |
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| deconstruction- what is intended behind the material and not what the material actually means |
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| belief in god arises from long lasting impressions made on adults by their child hood experiences . gives adults a sense of security and attempts to deal with anxiety |
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| he believed that religion had psychological benefits . and gave a positive influence on the lives of individuals |
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| he believed that religion was deeply rooted in spiritual worship. the fear of these spirits drives people to religion so the can please these spirits. |
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| saw that humans go towards religion has a way to please nature |
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| he believe that people gravate towards religion after experiencing a reality that is mystererious. |
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| a belief that all elements of nature is feel with spirits . |
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| evolution in religions is a can happen and some religions can be more advanced than others. |
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