A State of Mixture by Richard Payne investigates the entwining of Zoroastrian and Christian groups in late antique Iran. Payne claims that “Zoroastrian and Christian elites, institutions, and symbols came to commingle in a political culture that the present book calls ‘a state of mixture,’ employing a metaphor current in contemporaneous Iranian political thought.” This quote summarizes and lays out the foundation for the rest of the arguments that he covers in his book, arguably making it his thesis.…
Akyol, throughout the book, often recognizes similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity; as well as, he notes the different environmental factors between the Middle East and the West and how they play a role in the political development of each religion. For example, Akyol explains the medieval christians’ fascination in Islamic liberalism and freedom, which Christianity, at the time, was considered a much more conservative ideology (78-79). Akyol uses these contrasting ideas to show the nature of religion and how it affects the development of a state in an academic and economic sense. As well as, he describes these differences in order to clear the misconceptions held by the West that Islam is a widely conservative ideology when in reality, it’s post-Qur’anic traditions that impose the conservative ideas seen in modern day Islamic states, in addition to giving a historical context that not necessarily long ago Christianity was considered the ultra-conservative doctrine.…
the geographic influence of the major religions. The lesson will address the effect that religion has played in the culture of peoples…
This document of REL 133 Week 5 LT Assignment Contemporary Issues in Eastern Religions comprises:…
| Western culture has changed this religion by making those who believe in it let anyone who is passing through know they are approaching something sacred.…
It is the intent of this paper to discuss the religious and racial/ethnic groups selected to explain various information that is relate to both groups.…
An individual who belongs to No Religion focuses on the idea of separated the religion from the country system, rules and laws because each person has the freedom of choosing what religion wants belong to rather than follow and obligate to what their ancestors’ tradition and religious group, in order Christianity has been declined (96%- 61%). Moreover, the current religious landscape had passed through several changes over the years and these current…
Many religions of the world have eight elements in common. The elements are a belief system, community, central myths, ritual, ethics, characteristic emotional experiences, material expression, and sacredness. These elements help shape religions and the people who believe in them. In this paper I discuss how these elements are similar or how they differ in each of a few of indigenous religions.…
The Azande are a people who lived in a large area in the center of Africa. They have been moved or trance planted many times in the last 70 or so years. British rule impacted their way of living severely, by moving them and by trying to turn them in to production growers of cotton. The production of cotton idea fail mainly because the British did not consider the cultural aspects of the Azande.…
religious practices. Analyzes the role of religion in helping to shape cultures and societies around the…
Key critical issues in the study of Eastern Religion may include why does religion exist? The most evident answer is that it serves many human needs (Experiencing the world’s religions: tradition, challenge, and change Molly, M. 2012). Some people may not agree with this statement, as they are not believers of any religion. Also, in some religions, people believe they have a human purpose and are part of a divine plan. This may also be a critical issue with someone who does not believe religion should actually exist.…
Through out the many religions of the world there seems to be a common element of nature. Through the course of this paper we will seek out this element with in specific Eastern religions. There are many degrees of commitment within each of the religions discussed from the extreme of Taoism, Shinto and Confucianism, these being the religions we will further discuss.…
However, Easterners soon brought modern civilization to this culture, including war, belief in male Gods, exploitation of nature, and knowledge of the male role in procreation. Goddess worship was gradually combined with worship of male Gods to produce a variety of Pagan religions, thus losing some of its singular focus on the female as a deity.…
It is common knowledge that western communities have absolutely no respect for communities that have strong traditional beliefs, because traditional beliefs are discriminatory' and suppress the so-called freedom' that they preach. We have seen a rampant deterioration of traditional values…
ion1-Western civilization : Contemporary Western civilization is based on deep-rooted intellectual foundations that date back as far as ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Five characteristics of Western thought were brilliantly outlined by Dr. Yussuf Al Qaradawi as follows: (Youssef Al-Qaradawi, Islam, the Civilization of the Future, p. 15, Wahba Library, Cairo, 1995.) 1- The flawed knowledge of the divinity : Western perception underlying Western civilization does not have a neat, clear-cut vision of God living up to His true dimensions. It is rather a hazy and blurred vision. 2- The materialistic propensity which believes in the primacy of matter as a basis for understanding the universe,knowledge and behaviors, denying at the same time the metaphysical and spiritual dimension. 3- The secular tendency, which is the upshot and the corollary of the two preceding characteristics. It is a tendency which separates religion from social life. 4- Conflict: It is a civilization pervaded by conflict, a civilization which does not believe in peace, quietude or love. It is marked by conflict between man and himself, between man and his fellows and finally between man and his Creator. 5- Feeling of superiority: It is a drive which is deeply ingrained in the mind of all Westerners. They consider themselves to be superior to others and believe that Western civilization is synonymous to Human Civilization. They recognize no other civilization . These are the salient features of Western civilization both in ancient and modern times. The positive aspects of Western civilization : To be fair in our analysis, we should admit that Western civilization has positive aspects benefitting humanity. It offers a lot of advantages and, above all, shares many positive sides with the Islamic civilization. Western civilization was able, thanks to the progress of mathematics, natural science and their technological applications, to provide man with unprecedented and ndreamt of capabilities and…
