Dear all,
I wonder if we can consider that there are several differing definitions
of 'religion' and of how one might be 'religious'?
As an anthropologist, I see some situations in which religions are in
conflict including mutual mistrust and denial, and others in which there
is a large measure of acknowledgment of others' beliefs and
understanding of parallel practices, including adoption of deities; with
a middle ground in which others' beliefs are tolerated and may be
partially accepted.
Nothing hard and fast here.
Jenny
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Dr Jenny Blain
Sheffield Hallam University
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