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    This document outlines 10 key components of religion: 1) sacredness defines what is ordinary vs. sacred, 2) community is formed by shared beliefs and practices, 3) central myths are stories that convey beliefs, 4) rituals enact and reinforce beliefs through ceremonies, 5) characteristic emotional experiences are feelings like awe associated with religion, 6) ethics establish rules often from a deity, 7) intellectual dimension is religious knowledge, 8) material expression uses physical items to represent beliefs like statues or architecture.

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    This document outlines 10 key components of religion: 1) sacredness defines what is ordinary vs. sacred, 2) community is formed by shared beliefs and practices, 3) central myths are stories that convey beliefs, 4) rituals enact and reinforce beliefs through ceremonies, 5) characteristic emotional experiences are feelings like awe associated with religion, 6) ethics establish rules often from a deity, 7) intellectual dimension is religious knowledge, 8) material expression uses physical items to represent beliefs like statues or architecture.

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    3. Sacredness….

     Defining what is ordinary and that


    which is set apart
     Religions see some things as sacred
    and some not sacred (or profane).
     Some objects, actions, people and
    places may share in the sacredness
    or express it.
    3. Sacredness….
    3. Sacredness….
    4. Community. …

     The practicing of the belief


    system and valuing the same
    ideals as a group creates a
    community

     The belief system is shared, and


    its ideals are practiced by a
    group
    4. Community. …
    5. Central Myths. ...

     Stories that are told and enacted to


    convey the beliefs

     Stories that help explain the beliefs of a


    group; these are told over and over again
    and sometimes performed by members
    of the group. They may or may not be
    factual.
    5. Central Myths. ...
    5. Central
    Myths. ...
    6. Ritual. ...

     Ceremonies are used to enact


    and reinforce beliefs

     Beliefs are explained, taught,


    and made real through
    ceremonies
    6. Ritual. ...
    6. Ritual
     Ritual is the
    practices a member
    is expected to
    perform. 

     example, prayer or
    confessional, Phuket
    Taoist vegetarian
    festival ritual
    7. Characteristic Emotional Experiences. ...

     Emotions that are often associated


    with religions

     Most religions share emotions such


    as awe, mystery, guilt, joy, devotion,
    conversion, inner peace, etc.
    7. Experience
    Experience
    deals with
    feelings
    attached to
    religious
    expression.
    7. Characteristic Emotional Experiences. ...
    8. Ethics. ...

     Established set of rules for the


    community, often with divine origin
     Rules about how to behave; these
    rules are often thought to have
    come from a deity or supernatural
    place
    8. Ethics. ...

    V
    9. Intellectual dimension
    Intellectual
    dimension is
    the knowledge
    one has of
    scriptures, etc.
    10. Material Expression. ...

     The use of physical elements


     Religions use things to perform rituals or
    to express or represent beliefs
     Example: statues, paintings, music,
    flowers, incense, clothes, architecture,
    and specific sacred locations.
    10. Material Expression. ...

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