CLA 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stymphalian Birds, Lightning, Marsupial
Document Summary
I. december 5-8, 2014: the language of greek and roman religion and christianity: religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe. Especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. The etymology is not clear: an ancient source indicates that is connected with the idea of re-reading . Legible = readable : referring to the constant careful re-reading religion requires in ritual practices, christian sources connected it with morpheme {lig} = tie or bind. So it would mean a tying back or binding back . In latin, it can mean a taboo, an obligation, and/or a feeling of religious awe: christianity. The word comes from the first word of such a statement, the latin word credo, which means i believe .
