The Role of Games in Religious Studies

Abstract

Games have an educational value especially in Religious Studies where they provide a key experiential element. There are links between games and both mythology and ritual which involve a symbolic understanding of reality. Five different sorts of games used at secondary level are described.

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Lynne Scholefield

Lynne Scholefield is Head of the Religious Studies Department at The King's School, Ottery St Mary, Devon.