Posted: June 10th, 2015

110 World Religions

110 World Religions

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2. Extensions will not be granted; however, as mentioned earlier, late submissions will be accepted without penalty as long as we are provided with a note from the Emergency Dean.

3. The paper must be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and have standard margins. It should be between approximately eight-ten pages in length (2000-2500 words). You must have a word count for your paper in your header. It also MUST be stapled!

4. Please use the following citation style for all course materials: (Molloy, page number(s)); (Author, page number(s); (Lecture, date); (Section, date); etc. If you are confused about how to properly cite a source, please ask your TA. NOTE: You DO need to have a works cited page.

5. Make sure you address all components of the question.

6. Do not write your paper in a style that is choppy and overly vague. Even though the question you are answering may have multiple parts to answer, your responses should all flow together as a whole and not be distinctly separate parts. Make sure that your discussion of the central concepts is properly supported by relevant examples. Make sure that any specific terms you use (e.g., Ritual, Salvation, Myth, etc.) are clearly defined and properly explained, not simply listed.

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Term Paper

The traditions we have studied this semester present a wide range of connections between the mythological and the other five dimensions as detailed by Ninian Smart. One of the goals of these connections is to give adherents an understanding of their identity within the larger universe (i.e. who they are in relation to the ultimate reality/ultimate other [God]).

In this paper we want you to:

a) select one (1) religious tradition from the ?Eastern Traditions? and (1) one religious tradition from the ?Western Traditions? we have explored in this class;

b) examine (1) one instance of the connection between the doctrinal dimension and the mythological dimension within each of the traditions you selected in a);

c) and, finally, compare and contrast the ways in which the myth-doctrine connections in b) inform their adherents about their place in the larger universe (i.e. who they are as individuals and/or a people).