religie piśmienne

English translation: literate/written religions

09:58 May 26, 2017
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Polish term or phrase: religie piśmienne
Religie piśmienne nadają normatywnej strukturze systemów społecznych charakter uniwersalistyczny, oddziałują w dwojaki sposób. Po pierwsze, jej normy muszą zostać zastosowane do więcej niż jednej społeczności. Po drugie, charakter zapisanych sformułowań sprzyja generalizacji norm.
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Local time: 11:53
English translation:literate/written religions
Explanation:
Zdaniem Goody’ego tylko religie piśmienne odznaczają się prozelityzmem, czyli upowszechniają się na drodze konwersji i zyskują rzesze wyznawców. To pismo umożliwia kodyfikację i ujednolicenie wierzeń religijnych. - http://docs5.chomikuj.pl/1076480898,PL,0,0,wykład-12-język-i...

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Goody answers in the affirmative. When religions become literate, a holy book helps define an autonomous boundary. Only literate religions, he argues, c a n be religions of conversion, persuading or forcing people to subscribe to a bounded set of beliefs. -http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/viewFile/...

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Jack Goody (1968, 1986) developed a more general dichotomy between literate and non-literate religions - https://goo.gl/v6unJQ

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Jack Goody "written religions" proselytizing - https://goo.gl/ubwumm
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2 +2scriptured religions
Michał Szewczyk
3literate/written religions
geopiet
2written down religions / religions with written down canons
Jacek Kloskowski


  

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scriptured religions


Explanation:
Every scriptured religion and Oral tradition seek to embrace the whole humanity, their ideas, thoughts and practices for all of us to co-exist in peace.

http://foundationforpluralism.blogspot.com/2010/08/rumi-on-m...

Michał Szewczyk
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

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agree  Grzegorz Mysiński: Unlike other world religions that have written scriptures, oral sources form the core of indigenous African religions.
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agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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literate/written religions


Explanation:
Zdaniem Goody’ego tylko religie piśmienne odznaczają się prozelityzmem, czyli upowszechniają się na drodze konwersji i zyskują rzesze wyznawców. To pismo umożliwia kodyfikację i ujednolicenie wierzeń religijnych. - http://docs5.chomikuj.pl/1076480898,PL,0,0,wykład-12-język-i...

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Goody answers in the affirmative. When religions become literate, a holy book helps define an autonomous boundary. Only literate religions, he argues, c a n be religions of conversion, persuading or forcing people to subscribe to a bounded set of beliefs. -http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/viewFile/...

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Jack Goody (1968, 1986) developed a more general dichotomy between literate and non-literate religions - https://goo.gl/v6unJQ

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Jack Goody "written religions" proselytizing - https://goo.gl/ubwumm

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written down religions / religions with written down canons


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Jacek Kloskowski
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Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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