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Guide to Analyzing Religions 20090309_Tolerance1 (Culture and Religion…
Guide to Analyzing Religions
The Nonhuman aspect
universal and infinite
beings with a different nature
Positive /Independent?
angels
god
animals?
Positive/ dependent?
Negative/ Independent?
demons
bad spirits
Negative/dependent?
illness
Why is it necessary?
Why do people die?
Why do some suffer?
Why is there bad fortune?
Cause and effect
caused by unseen forces
personal experiences?
Imagination Versus Reality
Pros and Cons
Pros
sense of community
support
guidance
ethical traits
Cons
wars
belief of superiority above others
rules
Religious Specialist
priest/ pope?
read omens?
carry ceremonies
Shaman
Spread the word by ceremonies
mediums
visions
trances
dancing
singing
healing
other
healers
origins, rituals,symbols
myths?
characters
afterlife?
moral lesson?
dreams?
rituals
death ritual?
everyday rituals?
beliefs
Santa Claus
bad luck/ good luck
oral traditions?
rites of passage?
symbols
sacred?
magical?
black and white?
Culture and Religion
What is my purpose?
people with special knowledge?
different roles in societies
size
small/ large?
family influence?
community influence?
Social function
woman?
politics?
social problems?
lgbt
