I found the readings to be very interesting because rather than focusing on the conflicts that were taking place at the time they focused on how events were shaped as a result of the conflicts. I found the article about music especially interesting because of my passion for the arts. They are many aspects that I enjoyed abut eth readings because they were so different. However, I have many questions. I would like to know why Tamari used different styles of writing and why he made some of his choices on diction. It really bothered me that he referred to religions as cults. I feel that the word cult has such a negative connotation and I wonder why he used that term.
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I was wondering about his use of "cult" too because I always associate it with something negative. I looked up the dictionary.com definition, and the first entry is "a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies," which isn't too offensive. I think the word just has a lot of negative connotations while the denotation is less loaded.
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