RLG101H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Religious Text, Androcentrism, Clifford Geertz
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Definitions culture religion (measured by what people do) noun particular group/tradition, adjective describe behaviour/experience, verb action/process of practicing. Religions (separate/distinct/clear/text/major belief/history/leaders/distinct identity) world religions: (discrete bounded religions) problematic basic and simplistic (detailed, no diversity/syncretism), exclusion/geo gap (omits indigenous), western perspective. Religion (broad/inclusive/flexible/universal/non-material) problematic many definitions, other languages have no word/diff. meanings + power issue (defined). Can everything be religious (yes-definition?) vs is everything (no-context/relationship?) *many possible interpretations but not all supported by evidence/reason* marxism: quasi religions civil religions/sports filling gap of religion indigenous religion belief/experience/practice concerning non-falsifiable realities of people that (a) identify as indigenous & (b) rely on kinship/location. All religions change (hybridity) result of syncretism: merging of elements song sir. Duke stevie wonder feeling/ just knowing /subjective culture (1) shared system/way of life (canadian/hip-hop culture) & (2) cultural products (art, lit. part/result of 1) raymond. Williams types of culture (1) ideal elite culture: high quality products/artistic worth (shakespeare/quran) (2) documentary sense: not ideal/perfect but popular (madonna,
