RS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mary Douglas, Islamic Terrorism, Emic And Etic
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There is power behind defining religion and other peoples beliefs. The names we give things tell you more about the namer than the thing being named. Chomolungma: mother goddess of the universe (tibet) When we classify things it"s not neutral, we all have one uniform name for different objects but only because that"s what"s given for us. Mary douglas: dirt is matter out of place . Hair is beautiful on someone"s head but not in my sandwich. The way your experiences shape the way you interpret; point of view. Academic neutrality: faith hat- believe is number one truth scholarly hat- have to think of all as truth. When it comes to true islam , there is no way for a scholar of religion to decide what islamic terrorists view as their beliefs.
