RLG101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Literal And Figurative Language
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Most people have a strong opinion one way or the other. We all have biases and assumptions when it comes to religion. Music and religion, for instance some religions forbid it, some celebrate it, some have mixed beliefs. Many religious references in music, or reference to religious behaviour (e. g. sex) figurative language, not usually to be taken literally, just like many religious texts. Kewa of papua new guinea young man finds tunnel to underworld. Anishinaubae man looks for his beloved on the path of souls tell us more abut how we should live than what happens when we die ancestors are nearby and can directly affect our lives.
