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History of Religions
History of the 3 Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and of the main different Christianity confessions (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and Protestantism)
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Pedagogical Approaches
New pedagogical approaches to teach history of religion
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Role of Religions in Civilization
How to didactically promote among students of different confessions, the capacity of a critical analysis and understanding of the role played by religions in the history of mankind
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Interreligious Students’ Competences
Set of teaching contents, to be used by teachers to highlight and valorize the universal values of tolerance and universalisms that all Monotheistic religions and religious texts contain to promote and sustain mutual understanding among students
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
Teaching Sources to help teachers dealing with multicultural and multi-religious classes
Map
An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.-
Introduction
A comparative review of the liturgical celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules existing in the different religions.
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Celebrations
Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
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Ceremonies
Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
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Dietary Rules
Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
Events
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Press Review
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Contractual Partners
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Schools
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the schools involved in the Pathway through Religions Project in the European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
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Dietary Rules
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Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
Dietary Rules
The day of Ashura is marked by Muslims as a whole, but for Shia Muslims it is a major religious commemoration of the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. For the rest it is the day on which Noah left the Ark as well as the day Moses saved the Jews from the Egyptian army by parting the Red Sea. The killing of Hussein at Karbala was a major event that led split in Islam giving way to two major sects that are Sunnis and Shias.
In tradition it is also connected to Noah that after the ark of him landed on Mount Ararat after the Flood, he celebrated his and his family’s survival with a dish prepared what was left to eat.
In Turkey, the day is celebrated by a special dessert called aşure, which is of quite a rich content of ingredients.
Ashura is an occasion for Sunni Muslims to fast and practice charity. There is also a carnival-like Day of the Dead among Sunnis of the Maghreb.
Shiite Muslims have added a strong penitential dimension to Ashura, in mourning for the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, as they mark its anniversary on this day.
Ashura pudding is a dessert of grain, fruits and nuts. They are cooked in large quantities at home then distributed among the neighbours, relatives, friends etc. In Turkey, it is possible to see in the markets that ingredients are sold as a package ready to cook.
Ashura does not have one specific recipe, there are hundreds of different variations of the same recipe, give or take a few ingredients. This pudding can be made with anything available at home. The main ingredients are whole grain, wheat or barley, apricots, raisins, currants, figs, pine nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, chickpeas and navy beans.
Ashura is cooked in large pots and most of it distributed to neighbors and relatives.
After cooking Ashura, cups are put on the tray to go to door-to-door for sharing it to neighbors and friends.
It is rude to return your neighbor’s Ashura cup empty, therefore it is usually returned filled with Ashura or other type of desert.
Sometimes municipalities distribute Ashura on the streets.
(Recipe) How to cook video of Aşura
