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The Basics of Religion
What is Religion?
Where Does Religion Come From?
Difference between Religious Studies & Theology
Approaches to Studying Religions
Common Misconceptions about Religion
The Nature of Religion &
of Deity Concepts/ Images/ Ideas
As Social Cohesion
As Projection (of the Social Realm &/or of the Individual)
(Watch "Omni" up to 33:28)
As Play (Imagination, Make-Believe, Playfulness, Theater, etc.)
Physical Connections to Sacred Space &/or Deity (Images, Icons, Murtis, etc.)
(Begin "Lilith Unfair" at 27:23)
Basic Concepts in Religions
Myth
Symbol
Ritual
Misc. Concepts: Totem, Taboo, Fetish, etc.
Sacred vs Profane
Common Themes in Religious Myth
Types of Myths: Cosmogonic, Eschatological, etc.
Archetypes in Myth
Common Practices in Religious Ritual &/or Disciplines
Rites of Passage
Prayer &/or Meditation
Sacrifice
Embodied Religion: Food, Toileting, Sexuality, & Sleep
Religion & Magic
Religion as Magic (or Magic in Religion)
Religion versus Magic
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