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Religion the Basicspublished by Routledge

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RELIGION THE BASICS

WHAT IS THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND RELIGION ABOUT?

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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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OUTLINE

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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