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Study of Islam Section, AAR (2347 words) |
 | Its purpose is to further the academic study of the Islamic religion in all its historical and geographical variety. |
| The American Academy of Religion is the world's largest learned society and professional association of scholars and teachers in the field of religion. |
| As the premiere international forum for the study of religions, the AAR plays a key role in influencing the way that scholars and teachers of religion in North America and abroad construct their curricula and discipline. |
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Religious Movements Homepage: Native American Religion (2989 words) |
| The origins of contemporary Native American religion, and that of their recent ancestors, can be traced back 30,000 to 60,000 years with the arrival of the first groups of people from northeast Asia. |
| Native Americans, New Agers, and charlatans alike have radically augmented and revised the tenets of traditional Native American religions. |
| Whereas western religions typically consider ceremony the servant of theology, Native American religions barely recognize the distinction between myth and ritual. |
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