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Religion is an “Explanation of the ultimate meaning of life, and how to live accordingly, based on some notion and experience of the transcendent.” Each religion has four “C’s”: Creed (the “explanation of life”); Code (of behavior, ethics); Cult (actions relating the believer to the transcendent); Community structure (monarchical, republican, individualistic, etc.)
See Swidler and Mojzes, The Study of Religion, for a thorough study of the meaning and study of religion.
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Swidler, L. (2014). What Is Religion?. In: Dialogue for Interreligious Understanding. Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137470690_2
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