The Baha'i Studies Listserv Chris Buck likes to play with these kinds of categories. I'll let him answer.
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Stephen Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Exeriential, Mythic, Doctrinal, Ethical, Ritual, Social, and Material. I got > these out of my testbook on the study of world religions. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups > > Judaism > Experiential-knowing God through Kabbalah, Jeremiah's call to be a prophet > Mythic-the Haggadah (recited on Passover) > Doctrinal-the Covenant, the Shema, Maimomedes's thirteen principles of faith > Ethical-the Ten Commandments and other rules of Torah > Ritual-daily prayer, the Sabbath meal and observances, Passover's Seder, > reciting the kaddish > Social-cohesion of the Chosen People, Hasidism's zaddik > Material-yarmulke, mezuzah, shofar, matzo, huppah > > Christianity > Experiential-experiencing the "fruits of the Spirit", relationship with > Jesus, emotional effects of the Eucharist > Mythic-Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth and other aspects of Jesus's life > (such as the Last Supper which underlies the ritual of the Eucharist) > Doctrinal-the Incarnation, the Trinity, apocalypticism, the Apostles' Creed, > the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, the Chalcedonian Creed, original > sin, predestination > Ethical-the Beatitudes, Jesus' commadment to love one's enemies > Ritual-elebration of the Eucharist, baptism, and other sacraments > Social-the Church, communities of monks and nuns, hierarchies within the > Church (bishops, presbyters, deacons), the Pope, the Patriarch of > Constantinople > Material-cathedrals and churches, icons > > Islam > Experiential-fasting during Ramadan, al-fana > Mythic-sacred narratives of Abraham's founding of Mecca and of Muhammad's > Ascension to Heaven > Doctrinal-Shahada (emphasizing monotheism), Sharia'a > Ethcal-wealth sharing, regulations against pork and alcohol > Ritual-prayer five times daily, various observances while on the hajj > Social-the Umma, the Imam, the Shaykh, the Pir > Material-the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, the Ka'ba, mosques > > How would you create a profile of the Baha'i Faith using these stats? > > Baha'i Faith > Experiential- > Mythic- > Doctrinal- > Ethical- > Ritual- > Social- > Material- > > More examples: > > Buddhism > Experiential-enlightenment, Nirvana > Mythic-biography of the Buddha, stories and descriptions of bodhisattvas > Doctrinal-Middle Way, Three Marks of Existence, Four Noble Truths > Ethical-Five Precepts, Eight Precepts, Ten Precepts, Bodhisattva Vows, > ideals of wisdom and compassion > Ritual-Mahayana acts of relgious devotion and prayer to the bodhisattvas, > Vajrayana chanting, mandalas, and mudras > Social-Sangha, figure of arhat, Dalai Lama, lamas > Material-bodhi tree, mandalas > > Zen Buddhism > Experiential-satori > Mythic-the legend of Buddha's choosing Mahakasyapa as his successor > Doctrinal-the distinction between sudden awakening and gradual awakening > Ethical-a concern for justice > Ritual-doukusan, zazen > Social-the dividion into the Five Houses of Zen, the master-disciple > relationships > Material-the meditation hall, the encouragement stick, sumie, Japanese > garderns > > Taoism > Experiential-living in accord with the Tao, as perfected by the sage > Mythic-legendary account of the birth and life of Lao Tzu > Doctrinal-philosophy of Tao, wu-wei, cosmology based on yin and yang > Ethical-views of nonagression and passive rule, Five Precepts, Ten Precepts > Ritual-in popular/religious Taoism, breathing exercises and other techniques > for the pursuit of immotality > Ritual-in philosophical Taoism, it notably de-emphasizes ritual because > ritual is not true to the Way of Nature > Social-figure of the sage > Material-yin and yang symbol > > Shinto > Experiential-unity with the kami > Mythic-an accounts of the origins of Japan > Doctrinal-beliefs regarding the nature of kami > Ethical-the primary virtues of bushido > Ritual-worship at the kamidana and shrines, the Great Purification > Social-Shinto priests and priestesses > Material-kamidana, torii, the Grand Imperial Shrine at Ise, Nachi Waterfall, > Mount Miwa > > Confucianism > Experiential-knowing and being in harmony with Heaven and Tao > Mythic-acient accounts of the good rulers and ancestors of China's legendary > past > Doctrinal-Confucius's many teachings as set forth in the Analects > Ethical-jen, te > Ritual-behavior resulting from the doctrine of li > Material-paintings and sculptures of Confucius, Confucian temples > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to > mailto:leave-537540-738796.0f462312a2f7bdde70e0bbead78e3...@list.jccc.edu > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to > [email protected] > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[email protected] > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-537643-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
