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Welcome back,
Malory Nye
Religion the Basicspublished by Routledge
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RELIGION THE BASICS
WHAT IS THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND RELIGION ABOUT?
Malory Nye
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RELIGION THE BASICS
in the introductory video I outlined: the study of religion and culture is
about what humans do it takes a human-centred approach most succinctly it is:
studying people through the lens of the religions that they live
studying religions through the people who live within them
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OUTLINE – WHERE THIS TAKES US…
1. Religion is done
2. Religion, culture & power
3. Cross-cultural, multicultural & post-colonial
4. How to study religion?
5. Religion is relevant to today
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1. RELIGION IS DONE
religion is studied as a human activity - it is a part of culture and everyday lifeit is something that is donenot something that does
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2. RELIGION, CULTURE AND POWER
religion and culture is the analysis of gender, ethnicity, and other social relations and categoriesthese are in turn a product of (and
also produce) power relationsculture, gender, ethnicity, and
power
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3. CROSS-CULTURAL, MULTICULTURAL AND POST-COLONIAL
religions differ with cultural difference rooted in today’s world, shaped by
historythe use of the concept of religion is
culture-bound
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4. HOW TO STUDY RELIGION?
there are a number of different approachesrequires some theoretical and
methodological relativism / agnosticism
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5. RELIGION IS RELEVANT TO TODAY
highly relevant to our understanding of the contemporary world
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1. Religion is done
2. Religion, culture and power
3. Cross-cultural, multicultural and post-colonial
4. How to study religion?
5. Religion is relevant to today
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