Religious Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

secularization of economic roles that results in the fragmentation of home life. Social differentiation grows in concert with ec ...

self placed on scientific technology to offer solutions, and divine intervention is limited to extraordinary occasions. These va ...

self What defines the self for Kierkegaard are the choices that it makes and its relationship to God divorced from the crowd. Fo ...

self experiences. This implies the inauthentic self is a product of the mind’s own self-image. The authentic self is liberated f ...

sexuality between the self and God because Brahman is qualified by the matter and the Ātman that constitute its body. From the p ...

sexuality are commonly associated with hunger and thirst, whereas chastity, veg- etarianism, and sobriety are forms of non-desir ...

shamanism metaphorical expression for anus and by extension male love. The Chinese use the term jijian, which literally means ch ...

shamanism supernatural. A shaman’s status is not determined by knowledge of rit- ual, but rather his/her authority is based upon ...

sin secrets of nature and be able to prophesy. The shaman is also able to communicate with his drum and rattle, which assists in ...

society In ancient Judaism, sin is traced back to the paradigmatic act of dis- obedience by Adam and Eve. Sins committed after t ...

society groups is often founded upon religious motivation with the development of religious concepts, rites, and institutions de ...

soul socially constituted groups. Their doctrines are esoteric, often direct their devotion to ancestors, and possess an experie ...

space: sacred and profane After death, the nagi can become a wanagi, or dangerous ghost, that grieves for its loved ones and att ...

speech acts concentric scheme with the sacred center in the village, dance plazas, shrines, sacred flat-topped hills, and sacred ...

spirits itself and the other. Finally, Derrida asserts metaphysics reigns within Austin’s work. Regardless of Derrida’s criticis ...

spirits game and continued success in hunting are assured. The ritualistic respect given to the bear implies treating it like a ...

suffering that are sought in visions. The owners of nature are the spirits of each species, who control animals and demand respe ...

suffering to attempts to reduce it, raises questions about its fairness, especially in light of a God who is supposed to be merc ...

sun pleasant and joyous moments of life there is suffering because such moments do not last and their passing causes sorrow. Inh ...

symbols also a solar figure who possesses great importance for later Hinduism. In ancient Japanese cosmogony, the husband of the ...