Religion And Religious Language A Religious Symbolism For Nonreligious Purposes

Abstract

Religion is a very important thing in the people's lives. They need religion because of their weaknesses and limitations to face something outside themselves. Their limitations, especially in spiritual and metaphysical aspects, hence the people search for references which are considered hits, it is the religion. The spirit of religion in the collective life is to create the beneficiaries for the adherents. But, the religious symbolism is no less important than religion in life, so that religious symbols are greatly needed by the people. Moreover, religious symbolism is sometimes treated more than to the religion itself. Maybe public passion towards religious symbols more powerful than passion towards religion itself. Because it's not uncommon religious symbols are used for a variety of interests outside the religious interests, for example economic interests, political interests, and so on.

Muslim Pakistan Amerika pada Film Pendek American Eid: Simbolisme Religius dan Harmoni Budaya

“…Dikutip dari LibreText: Social Sciences (2018), simbol religius nantinya membantu menciptakan mitos resonan yang mengekspresikan nilai-nilai moral masyarakat atau ajaran agama, menumbuhkan solidaritas di antara penganut, dan membawa penganutnya lebih dekat dengan objek pemujaan mereka. Elhady (2018) merinci simbol dapat berbentuk kata-kata, suara, gerakan, atau gambar visual dan digunakan untuk menyampaikan ide dan keyakinan. Selain bermakna religius, beberapa simbol menyiratkan makna budaya.…”