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GENERAL INTRODUCTION

On this website I present different religions mostly in a comparative phenomenological perspective.

 

My starting point is the late Professor Ninian Smart's thinking. 

 

 

Find out what this was all about by searching the Internet and compare your results with the film here.

 

Consider why Ninian expanded his model from 6 to 7 dimensions.

Does the model captures all aspects of the religious phenomenon?

I use primarily Ninian Smart's model to illustrate the similarities and differences between the religions of our contemporaries, but religions will also be explained historically by the inclusion of anthropological, cultural and critical theories.

 We will try to answer the question: Where do these religions come from and how have they evolved? 

 

To answer these questions, we will use some of the theories and core concepts presented in this powerpoint.

 

Try to learn as much as possible by heart, so it is on top in your toolbox. You must be able to use concepts such as animism, mana, magic, projection, etc. as natural as knife and fork (or chopsticks if you are from China!).

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