blog 11

blog schedule.

1	arrival
2	everyday life
3	language learning
4	geography
5	social demography
6	daily life
7	daily life
8	interview
9	gathering	*
10	politics
11	religious system	*
12	formal religion	*
13	legal system	*
14	economics
15	folk religion	*
16	religion
17	folk vs formal religion	*
18	social system
19	food
20	life cycle	*
21	festivals	*
22	work
23	clothing
24	gifts
25	property
26	folk story	*
27	storytelling	*
28	advertising	*
29	social order	*
30	music	*
31	marriage
32	sexual relationships
33	pregnancy
34	birth
35	children
36	weaning
37	toilet training
38	names
39	gender roles
40	visual arts	*
41	youth
42	adults
43	relatives
44	performing arts
45	old people
46	death & burial	*
47	leadership	*
48	decisions	*
49	learning	*
50	God	*
51	universe
52	spirit world	*
53	soul	*
54	sin	*
55	punishment	*
56	war
57	conflict	*
58	Hofstede scale
59	Trompenaars Hampden-Turner scale

blogs marked * are required research for seminars

all question categories

clothing and ornamentation

conflict management

cultural adaptation

death and burial

decision-making

economic system

gifts and reciprocity

legal/justice system

performing arts

religious system/organizations

sexual relations

social control/punishment

social demography

social organization

toilet training

blog 11
blog subject: Describe the religious system and different religious organizations of the people you are living among.
reading: Read a book, recommended by the field, on the formal religion of your people -- in preparation for blog 12 (or a book recommended by the Journey Team, if your field has no recommendations).
resource questions for blog research: religious system/organizations
How is the religious system organized?
How much power do religious/spiritual leaders have over adherents of that religion?
Who pays for property or goods used for religious or spiritual purposes?
What religious institutions exist?
How do people learn about their religion?
How are decisions made in the religious community?
What is the system of accountability for spiritual leaders?
What is the relationship between religious leaders and political or social leaders
Who can broker spiritual power?
How much power do religious/spiritual leaders have in the wider community?
How are spiritual leaders chosen and organized?