RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Shahada, Xenophobia, Ethnocentrism
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Islam (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others (merriam-webster, online) Regarding one"s own race or ethnic group as of supreme importance (oxford english dictionary, online). Very few would dispute the evil of what the terrorists did on. September 11, 2001: almost 3,000 innocent people died. Or the recent violent acts of isis. Is 9/11 a multivalent symbol: yes attack (evil) on freedom, economics, segregation, inequality, etc. Stereotypes, imagines, emphasizes, exaggerates, and distorts of. Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of europe and the. Often sees arab cultures as exotic, backward, uncivilized, and at times dangerous. What stereotypes have we encountered in this course: witches marginalized/others, anything that seems odd or different, dark magic, witches, separated from the communities, ignorance, mental illness labels (i. e. crazy , indigenous peoples. What is the difference between a stereotype and a symbol: stereotype:
