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28 mar 2022 · It is common today to take the concept religion as a taxon for sets of social practices, a category-concept whose paradigmatic examples are the so-called “world” religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.
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Religion, human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. Worship, moral conduct, right belief, and participation in religious institutions are among the constituent elements of the religious life.
Emile Durkheim defined religion as "a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say things set apart and forbidden - beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a church, all those who adhere to them." [9]
12 cze 2015 · The article deals with the basic concepts of post-secular society and reveals the role of the past as a symbolic resource of the religious community legitimization.
1 sty 1998 · Religion may be interpreted as a socio-cultural organization underpinned by collective practices of worship, faith, sacred ceremonies, and a belief in a supreme, supernatural being...
Religion as a description of human behavior was created through colonialism and its governments, its sciences, and its theologies. (Lofton 2012: 384) Harrison claims that the first use of religion as a genus is in the Renaissance (1990: 14).
12 mar 2007 · Philosophy of religion is the philosophical examination of the themes and concepts involved in religious traditions as well as the broader philosophical task of reflecting on matters of religious significance including the nature of religion itself, alternative concepts of God or ultimate reality, and the religious significance of general ...