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Introductions to World Religions World-Religion-RE (The Five Points of…
Introductions to World Religions
Understanding Religion
What is Religion?
Common Human Experiences
Death
Illness
Misfortune
Social Function Theories
Karl Marx
David Durkheim
Clifford Geertz
Religion is something that has a function in society
The Five Points of Interest
Religious Specialist
with supernatural powers
Shaman
Prophet
Medicine Man/Woman
without supernatural powers
Priest
Minister
Rabbi
Myths and Creation Stories
The Big Bang
God-Generated World
Rituals
repetitive social practice
different from everyday routine
follow ritual schema
encoded in myth
Symbolism
Gestures
Incarnate
Ceremonial Objects
The Non-Human World
supernatural
part of nature
