Unit 1: Introduction to world religions
Topic 1.1: Studying religion Questions
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Explain why scholars use more than one definition of religion.
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Explain why the same religious statement may be understood literally by some adherents and symbolically by others.
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Explain why an outsider's account of a religion may still be valuable.
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Outline what is meant by a substantive definition of religion.
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Identify two problems with defining religion.
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Define the terms insider and outsider in the study of religion.
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Outline one advantage an insider has in studying their own tradition.
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Outline what is meant by symbolic religious language.
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Identify two reasons religious language is difficult to interpret.
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