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Briefly looking at the relationship between what the formal writings teach in a religion and the actual practices is similar to that of the philosophical concept of the ideal and our tangible reality. We have read how the formal religion is not followed verbatim and at times completely disregarded. In some ways this violates the religion. If people have the power to pick and choose what to practice and what to ignore then they are not the “ideal” or true followers. I understand that lived religion inevitably will change in time due to societal transformations.

It is apparent that writings in both the Quran and the Torah may be ambiguous for the sole reason to allow the religion to continue on for as many centuries as possible. I am struggling to understand how far can one stray from the teachings of a religion before you are no longer a follower of that religion. Why is there so much hate and disrespect between two religions steeped in commonalities? I assume each group defines itself from what it rejects. As we have read in the article the (Seed of Abraham) the two religions hold in common Saints, use of magic, dietary rules, and the ways in which people protect themselves from Jinn. Rational thinking would assume such glaring characteristics would create some sort of a bonding relationship? What would help clarify the animosity between the two religious groups?

In the article Jewish and Arab Folk culture Raphael Patai makes the case that religion should not be considered magic or superstition due to negative connotations of those terms, which I don’t understand. First off monotheism derived from Paganism a belief, which was submerged in magic. Secondly the belief in something that isn’t tangible should be known as magic. Magic was given a negative connotation because of its roots with paganism but we cannot forget that some fundamental beliefs in monotheistic religions are based in magic. Religion is intrinsically linked to the concept of Magic and superstition so why try and pull away from an essential part? Is it solely because monotheistic religions define themselves from the ideas it rejects?


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