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Religion
RELIGION CAN BE DEFINED very generally as a set of metaphysical beliefs and ritualistic practices shared by members of a given community regarding one or more deities or supernatural forces. The general philosophical function of religion lies in its ability to provide meaning to existence and explain the origins and mysteries of life and death. To expand on this definition would require some metaphysical considerations. How-ever, another way to view religion is from the sociological and anthropological perspective, since from these areas of study, religion is seen as an empirical experience with its rituals, institutions, locations, symbols, creeds, and visual forms, which can be more directly accessed. From a political perspective, however, religion becomes interesting due to its ideological character, since it is a set ...
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