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What percent of the worldpractices an ethnic religion?
i need it tonight...if that's ok.
It is not what they practise, it is whom they are practising it for.
In what ways can Judaism becalled an ethnic religion? Howcan it be seen as a universalreligion?
is anybody can help me by this question?
Judaism was the tribal religion of the Hebrews, and is thus an ethnic religion. It isn't a universalizing religion because it doesn't center around a charismatic individual.
most international conflictsare caused by ethnic andreligion problems. Howaccurate is this statement?
This should include with examples.
If you look at the most striking modern example of interreligion conflict, Isreal v. Palestine you'll find natural resourses at the heart of it. Over lay the current Isreali territory map with a water map of the area. Its pretty much a direct link. To two parties are deffined by thier religious differances but the conflict itself is based on competition for space and resources. The same can be said for the Christian and Muslim conflicts in Darfur Sudan. The desertification of the area has resulted in the drying up of the areas major lake. The two groups are competing for dimminished resources. Look at Germany's territorial gains during the beginning of WW2. Each location was selected for the natural resources it housed. Only the groups are defined by ethnic and religious ties. Thier standing animosities often disrupt any peaceful settlements but the conflicts themselves are always over resources.
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