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RELIGIÃO E TEOLOGIA 1 CLASSIFICAÇÃO DECIMAL UNIVERSAL CLASSE 2 – RELIGIÃO e TEOLOGIA Classificação Decimal Universal - 2ª Edição – IBICT Padrão internacional em Língua Portuguesa Adaptação para uso do CSDP 21-27 Cristianismo 28 Teoria Geral das Religiões 29 Religiões não cristãs Nova proposta 16/08/2020 1ª Edição experimental CENTRO SALESIANO DE DOCUMENTAÇÃO E PESQUISA – CSDP Barbacena, 16/08/2020 .2 INTRODUÇÃO A tabela de classificação da CDU – Classificação Decimal Universal (1905) – foi desen- volvida na Europa ampliando o sistema CDD – Classificação Decimal Dewey (1876). A 2ª Edição – Padrão Internacional em Língua Portuguesa – foi publicada pelo IBICT – Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia em 2007. Esta edição traz a Classe 2 – Religião totalmente refeita, pois a classificação anterior era específica da Religião Católica, que também já não atendia a evolução dos últimos tempos. A nova classificação procurou atender a todas as religiões. Usou o sistema de facetas que podem ser aplicadas a qualquer das religiões, substituindo a antiga classificação. Sendo inteiramente facetada, pode gerar números muito compridos, além de dispersar assuntos que são tratados juntos no Catolicismo. No primeiro momento foi pensado em mudar somente a tabela 27 Cristandade. Como se trata de classificar bibliotecas ligadas ao catolicismo (cristianismo) com poucos livros de outras denominações cristãs e muito menos de outras religiões, foram utilizados os números de 21 a 26 para o cristianismo, de modo particular o catolicismo; 27 para a História das Igrejas Cristãs; o número 28 reúne todas as facetas da tabela 21 atual, possibilitando classificar assuntos gerais antropológicos das religiões e as facetas podem ser também aplicadas a cada religião específica. A classe 29 traz as denominações religiosas da tabela nova, com acréscimo de 9 após o 2 dos números 21 a 26, ficando o início sempre com 29. A tabela 21 a 27 manteve a estrutura básica de classificação da tabela anterior, mas houve muitas modificações e ampliações. 21 Teoria e Filosofia da Religião. Natureza da Religião. Fenômeno da Religião. 22 Bíblia. Vida de Jesus, de Maria e apóstolos. Início da Igreja. Escritores fundamentais. Patro- logia. 23 Dogmática. Teologia sistemática. Doutrina. Credos. Cristologia. Mariologia. O Homem, No- víssimos. Doutrina dos Concílios. Catecismos. 24 Teologia Prática. Teologia Moral. Ascética. Espiritualidade. Mística. Meditação. Devoções. 25 Teologia Pastoral. Evangelização. Catequética. Catequese. Missões. Sermões. Formação. Entidades eclesiais. Associações 26 Igreja. Eclesiologia. Governo da Igreja. Concílios. Sínodos. Direito canônico. Liturgia. Culto. Sacramentos. Vida Religiosa. Congregações Religiosas. 27 História do Cristianismo. Catolicismo e Denominações cristãs. 28 Estudo das Religiões. Religião comparada. Antropologia religiosa 29 Denominações religiosas não cristãs e aplicar as facetas da classe para cada religião Na classificação pode-se usar as facetas da CDU, principalmente a de lugar, tempo e pessoas e fazer relações com as demais classes. No final temos algumas facetas mais usadas. Foram acrescentados os 3 índices, correspondente as tabelas 21-27, 28 e 29. As pessoas que desejarem poderão unir as três. Ilário Zandonade 16/08/2020 3 Classificação Decimal Universal 2ª. edição-Padrão Internacional da Língua Portuguesa – IBICT Adaptação da Classe 2 – Religião e Teologia Para uso do CSDP 21 Teorias e Filosofia da Religião. Natureza da Religião. Classificar aqui assuntos sob o ponto de vista exclusivamente filosófico e racional. Para perspectivas mais amplas veja -> 28-1 211 Conceitos fundamentais de religião. Natureza da religião. Fenômeno da religião S211 211:159.9 Religião e Psicologia 211:316 Religião e sociologia 211:316.7 Religião e cultura 211:316.75 Religião e ideologia 211:342.731 A religião e a liberdade religiosa 211:81 Religião e a linguística 211.1 Conceito de religião -> 28-12 211.11 Princípios 211.12 Fenômeno da Religião 211.13 Natureza da Religião 211.14 Futuro da religião 211.2 Origem e evolução da religião ->28-133 211.3 Simbolismo. Representação ->28-135 211.4 Manifestação do sobrenatural -> 28-136 211.5 A função da religião 215.51 Individualmente 215.52 Socialmente 211.6Classificação das religiões ->28-81 212 Deus na Filosofia - Deus na Teologia veja -> 232.1 212.2 Demonstrabilidade e provas da existência de Deus. Argumentos ontológicos 212.3 Deus: noção, conceito, definição, natureza, essênc0ia. Causa primeira. Primeiro motor. O Ser primeiro, máximo, necessário. Essência 212 212.4 Atributos de Deus: simplicidade, perfeição total infinita, imensidade, imutabilidade, eternidade, unici- dade, onipresença. 212.5 Vida de Deus. O pensamento: conhecimento, onisciência, previsão divina. Vontade: poder, domínio, rea- liza, onipotência, liberdade, justiça, juiz divino, misericórdia. 212.6 Deus criador. Demiurgo. Deísmo. O caos inicial. A criação do mundo. Evolução. 212.61 Criacionismo e evolução 212.62 Emanação. Eternidade do mundo. Cosmogonia. Panteísmo 212.7 Deus protetor. Teísmo. Providência. Proteção e governo do mundo. Fatalismo. Acaso. Destino. Predeter- minação. Intervenção divina. Milagres. Controlador 212.72 Deus protetor. Providência 212.73 Intervenção Divina. Milagres 212.74 Fatalismo. Acaso. Destino 212.75 Predestinação .4 213 Homem e a experiência religiosa. Sentimentos religiosos, irreligiosos e contra 213 213.2 Experiência. Sentimentos religiosos 213.3 Fanatismo. Irreligiosidade 213.4 Indiferença. Secularização. Ateísmo 213.5 Perseguição religiosa. Guerra religiosa Veja -> 28-184.2 Sentimentos religiosos. Experiência religiosa Veja -> 233.2 Relação do homem com Deus 214 A vida Futura -> Veja 234 Escatologia 214.1 Ideias escatológicas 214.2 Reencarnação. Metamorfose 214.3Transmigração 214.4 Ressurreição 214.5 Imortalidade 214.6 Aniquilamento 215 O bem e o mal - Veja -> 232.152 e 28-185.3 - O mal. O problema do mal ou do pecado. 215.1 Origem do mal. A natureza do mal. O Dualismo 215.2 Deus e o mal e o sofrimento 215.3 O Demônio, Diabo, satanás e o mal 216 Religião, ciência e fé – Veja -> 233.3 - 242.211 216.1 Filosofia e Religião 216.2 Religião e ciências. Conflitos 216.3 Criação e Evolução 216.4 Conhecimento e fé. Fundamentos racionais da Fé. 216.41 Antropomorfismo. Analogias. 216.42 A razão e a revelação 216.43 Teofania. Hierofania. Manifestação de Deus 216.5 A tradição 216.6 Razão e revelação. Fundamentos racionais da revelação. 22 A Bíblia - A Sagrada Escritura 22 Livros Santos. Livros sagrados. Antigo e Novo Testamento. 22.0 Subdivisões auxiliares especiais aplicáveis a toda à Bíblia e a cada uma de suas partes. .01 A Bíblia. Textos originais. Traduções. Meios para o estudo .011 Textos Originais .012 Versões antigas e Bíblias em várias línguas .013 Traduções atuais - Separar por línguas. O Cutter pelo nome mais conhecido, ou pela editora ou Tradutor. Ex: 22.05=134.3 - A498b - 22.ed - Bíblia da Ave-Maria .014 Paráfrases bíblicas. Ex: Salmos em poesia atual: 221.32.014 .015 Sinopses, Resumos. Harmonias .016 Concordâncias bíblicas, verbais ou temáticas .016.1 Concordâncias verbais .016.2 Concordâncias temáticas .017 Índices, Glossários .018 Tabelas, Gráficos, Mapas .02 Formação da Bíblia .021 Teorias sobre a formação dos textos bíblicos .022 Formação dos textos: tradições orais, as fontes, a redação. .023 Crítica textual. Códices. Integridade. Variantes .024 A formação do Cânon. Livros deuterocanônicos, apócrifos. .025 Autoria. Pseudoepígrafos .026 Inspiração. A Palavra de Deus. Ausência de erros 5 .027 Inerrância. Contradições e erros na bíblia .03 Métodos e estudos críticos especializados 22.03 .031 Teoria dos métodos críticos .032 Crítica abrangendo todos ou parte dos métodos citados abaixo. .032.2 Crítica histórica: analisa a autoria, as fontes utilizadas, as divergências e contradições, o contexto histórico. Ressalta as peculiaridades de cada obra. .032.3 Crítica das formas. História das formas .032.4 Crítica literária: dá ênfase aos gêneros literários (Relatos, Leis, discursos, cânticos, poesias, cartas etc.), leitura sincrônica e diacrônica. Paralelismo. .032.5 Crítica linguística: dá ênfase à tradução, à segmentação do texto. Estuda as figuras de lin- guagem (estilo) e de pensamento (retórica), a sintaxe, a identificação do gênero literário. .033 Hermenêutica. Exegese .033.2 Hermenêutica: Teoria da interpretação e compreensão. .033.3 Tipologia. Simbolismo. Alegoria .033.4 Desmitologização .033.5 Exegese .034 Teologia Bíblica .035 Metodologia seguindo a evolução histórica .04 Comentários (Texto + explicações) .05 Explicações de temas ou assuntos específicos (Relacionar) .06 Análises usando métodos psicológicos, psicanalíticos, sociológicos, políticos, econômicos, marxistas etc. Fazer relação. Ex: 22.06:32 Análise política da Bíblia .07 Introdução ao estudo e à compreensão da Bíblia. Explicações gerais introdutórias (Obras de divulgação) .072 para nível superior .073 para o povo em geral. Popular .072 para jovens .074 para crianças .075 Introduções e explicações fundamentalistas .076 Introduções ou explicações para justificar crenças e não para entender o que o texto diz. .077 Explicações fantasiosas, misteriosas, sem fundamento .08 Linguagem – Linguística - Gêneros Literários da Bíblia .081 Linguagem – Linguística da Bíblia .081.1 Semântica – Lexicologia .081.2 Linguagem profética .081.3 Linguagem apocalíptica .083 Poesia – verso .084 Teatro. Peças .085 Ficção – Narrativa em prosa .085.2 Romances .085.3 Novelas – Histórias curtas .085.4 Contos .085.5 Fábulas - Mitos – Lendas – Histórias de fadas .085.6 Cartas
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