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This document provides an introduction to a course on Religious Studies. It outlines the objectives of surveying religions globally and studying their key doctrines and traditions. The cours…
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586 views222 pagesIntro to Global Religious Studies
This document provides an introduction to a course on Religious Studies. It outlines the objectives of surveying religions globally and studying their key doctrines and traditions. The course contents are described as examining the concept of religion, origins of religions in early societies, characteristics of religions over time, how religions have spread geographically, and the role of religion in modern life. Recommended readings on various religions and religious concepts are also listed. The document then provides several definitions of religion from different scholars and perspectives. It notes that defining religion is challenging but that it generally involves concepts like faith in higher powers and attempts to please them. The first assignment is described as examining the origin of religion through sociological, historical, archaeological, anthropological, psychological
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This document provides an introduction to a course on Religious Studies. It outlines the objectives of surveying religions globally and studying their key doctrines and traditions. The cours…
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