RLG101H5 Lecture Notes - Major Religious Groups, Spider-Man 2, Dharma
Document Summary
Before sept 11,2001, religion was becoming less and less important. -there will be questions regarding the syllabus in the upcoming quiz. -- Sept 11,2001 graduates and people studying religion felt that the decline of importance of religion was not true. Japanese are the most religious people, since sometimes they regard themselves as believing in more than 1 religion (for e. g. being a buddhist, and at the same time a. Religion can t be separated with culture (explained with pictures of christians in different culture). To a lot of people, american = christians. Heroes always sacri ce themselves in some way, either die or close to death. Concrete, day to day (e. g. saying grace before eating, praying 5 times a day, limits on what to eat, reading some texts, etc. ) Has impact on daily life including relationships with people. Problems of generalization (e. g. not all religions has god).
