e-Learning activity - Religious belief systems across the Asia-Pacific

Regional Relations in Asia and the Pacific (#AST1000)
Understanding culture - Conceptual overview
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e-Learning activity summary

Summary:	Exploring the different religious belief systems found across the Pacific.
	6 - 7 hours

Stimulus resource

Stimulus 1: Jinja Honcho Association of Shinto Shrines

Purpose

To identify the central tenets of a religion practised in the Asia-Pacific region.

Learning outcome actions

1. Firstly, select a religion practiced in the Asia-Pacific region that you would like to learn more about.
2. Locate and research sources on your chosen religion. You should read widely about your religion, noting points of interest on key beliefs, practices and ceremonies. You should also read about the influence of your chosen religion on the history, culture and society of a state in the Asia-Pacific region.
3. Write a profile of the religion you selected – making notes on the doctrines, central teachings and practices and important source book, written records or oral traditions of the religion. Your profile should be around 250-300 words.
4. Prepare a blog post (recommended) or personal learning journal entry using a word processor or Google document.
5. Please enter any useful online sources you accessed during this e-learning activity.
6. Remember to apply the RRAP102 tag (or label) to your post. (This is needed for harvesting your post for the course feed.)