Smarts Seven Dimensions

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The Seven Dimensions by Ninian Smart
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What are the Seven Dimensions? Ritual Experience Myth Doctrinal Ethical Social Material
What is the Ritual Dimension? These are the forms and orders of the ceremonies.
What is the Experimental Dimension? The Emotional State and Experiences that have taken place. Dead, Guilt, Awe, Mystery, Devotion, Liberation, Ecstasy, Inner peace, Bliss
What is the Mythical Dimension? Stories that work on several levels. Sometimes narrative fit together into a fairly complete and systematic interpretation of the universe and humans place in it.
What's the Doctrinal Dimension? Systematic formulation of religious teachings in an intellectually coherent form.
What's the Ethical Dimension? Rules about Human Behaviour
What's the Social Dimension? The Belief system that is shared and attitudes practiced by a group. Often rules for identifying community membership and participation.
What's the Material Dimension? Ordinary Objects or places that symbolise or manifest the sacred or supernatural.
Who created the Seven Dimensions? Ninian Smart
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