WS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Hijab, Infant Mortality, Bulimia Nervosa
14 Dec 2017
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Ws 100 - a: lecture: tuesday, november 7th: Lecture notes: women and religion: responding to androcentric worldviews. Religious stories: myths of nature - focus on nature. Stories about the forces of nature governing human destiny. Life requires a cyclical return to the creation of the world before the corruptions and decay of time. Earliest religious stories and tribal traditions: myths of harmony - focus on nature. Stories about the hidden harmony behind the natural forces in the universe. East asian traditions: myths of liberation - focus on nature. Stories about the endless cycle of human suffering and rebirth because of ignorance. Life requires escape through enlightenment about our true identity and the sources of illusion in the world. Religions of india: myths of history - focus on history. Stories about god acting in time and history to redeem his people and bring about a final fulfillment. Life requires peace through harmony with the will of god.
