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This document covers concepts of religion, spirituality, and consumption, discussing various aspects of religious beliefs, rituals, and material self. It explores perspectives on religion, highlighting different interpretations. The document also touches on conspicuous consumption and its social implications.
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Religion 2. Omnism - Came from a Latin word ”religare” - respect or belief in all religion with meaning the bind or bond between regard to faith, language, culture, man and God ritua...
Religion 2. Omnism - Came from a Latin word ”religare” - respect or belief in all religion with meaning the bind or bond between regard to faith, language, culture, man and God rituals, and customs. - John Cuber: religion is culturally entrenched (religion is a habit) 3. Karl Marx perspective - Emile Durkheim: religion is a - the world would be better without united system of beliefs and religion; religion is the reason by practices related to sacred things which wealthy and powerful groups maintain their powerful position Elements of Religion 1. Religion is sacred Spiritual Aspect of Self - phenomena that are regarded as God extraordinary - the highest being 2. Rituals - creator of universe - formal patterns of activity that - he is omnipotent, omniscient and express symbolically a set of shared omnipresent meaning - Omnipotent meaning he is powerful 3. Doctrines - Omniscient meaning he is all knowing - stories which provide a framework - Omnipresent meaning he is everywhere at for religious beliefs and practices once 4. Symbol - signs, objects, places that represent a Connections with nature special religious meaning Affinity with Nature 5. Text - Ties that bond people and nature - oral written literature that records the essential parts of religious tradition Spiritual Self 6. Belief - One of the four constituents of self - Religious ideas and concepts held to (WIlliam James) be true - One’s inner thought and feeling of the self Conflicting Perspective Regarding Religion - True, intimate, ultimate and 1. Religious Syncretism permanent - the combination of different forms of - Sanctuary of our life beliefs and practices - visita iglesia Rituals - stations of the cross - Performance of ceremonial acts - pabasa prescribed by a tradition or sacred - 7 last word law - washing of the feet Material Self - William James: everything that an individual considers to be his or hers Component of the material self - Bodily self – intimate parts of the person - Extended self - people of great significance to us Consumption - Spending for the acquisition of utility Conspicuous consumption - Buying something to show off
