One modern academic theory of religion, social constructionism, says that religion is a modern concept that suggests all spiritual practice and worship follows a model similar to the abrahamic religions as an orientation system that helps to interpret reality and define human beings, and thus religion, as a concept, has been applied inappropriately to nonwestern cultures that are not based upon such systems, or in which these systems are a substantially simpler construct. Philosophy of religion is the philosophical examination of the themes and. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories. Australian association for the study of religion receive the journal. This book codifies, describes, and contextualizes group rituals and individual practices from world religious traditions. Christ may experience a change of character from selfcenteredness to. He also argued that the belief in spiritual beings exists in all known societies. Boyer describes the genesis of religious concepts as a phenomenon of the minds cognitive inference systems, comparable to pareidolia and. Spiderman has been jewish at times and daredevil has become an atheist depending on the writers leanings. Philosophy of religion stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
Religion experts and observers of pop culture say these superheroes reflect some more overtly than others traditional religious archetypes and values in nontraditional settings. Specific christian parallels may be found in the entries for individual books and characters. Hunter said some heroes, like marvels kitty pryde, who has the. Rituals and practices in world religions crosscultural. Summary of religions and beliefs university of bolton. Three of my favourite fictional religions were invented by ursula le guin. This is amazing, but understandably inaccurate given how frequently comic book characters fluctuate. Atheism describes a state of having no theistic beliefs. What are the top ten religions and what is the holy book. Religious diversity of this sort can fruitfully be explored in many. This encyclopedia provides an overview of the main religions of latin america and the caribbean, both its centralized transnational expressions. Fictional and constructed religions dowsing for divinity. One can be an agnostic as well as an atheist or religious believer.
Religion data summary australian bureau of statistics. Buddhism 376 million followers tripitaka pali canon 5. List of religions and spiritual traditions wikipedia. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. Chryssides honorary research fellow in contemporary religion. The telling is very similar to taoism, and is practised on the planet aka, which was recently discovered by the hainish.
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