E. B. Tylor and the Anthropology of Religion
... moved by curiosity. Puzzled by their experiences of dreams and of visions, and desirous of achieving a satisfying account of death, they derived and melded from their experiences notions about animating principles and ghost-souls. Then, by a process that we call stimulus generalization, they extende ...
... moved by curiosity. Puzzled by their experiences of dreams and of visions, and desirous of achieving a satisfying account of death, they derived and melded from their experiences notions about animating principles and ghost-souls. Then, by a process that we call stimulus generalization, they extende ...
The Invisible Religion - Personal webpages at NTNU
... all metaphysical and normative ideas about religion, be they from religious or anti-religious experts. He does not work from any pre-established knowledge about what religion is, and he is certainly not accepting the either-or matrix as to a human world on one side and a metaphysical one on the othe ...
... all metaphysical and normative ideas about religion, be they from religious or anti-religious experts. He does not work from any pre-established knowledge about what religion is, and he is certainly not accepting the either-or matrix as to a human world on one side and a metaphysical one on the othe ...
ideology
... It was the French Ideologist, Antoine Destutt dl' Tracy (1754-1836), who first coined the term "ideology" (1801-1807). As the founder of a science of ideas, Destutt hoped to study the origin of human conceptualization, not as norms but as products. Such a science would, in his view, serve as a found ...
... It was the French Ideologist, Antoine Destutt dl' Tracy (1754-1836), who first coined the term "ideology" (1801-1807). As the founder of a science of ideas, Destutt hoped to study the origin of human conceptualization, not as norms but as products. Such a science would, in his view, serve as a found ...
"Ideology"marks the twentieth century as no other term
... world, humanity included; such a presentation may or may not lead to the establishment of meaning, or a pattern of relationships between all the players. Mythology is perhaps the most difficult of these categories to determine, and at the same time the most relevant to understanding both ideology an ...
... world, humanity included; such a presentation may or may not lead to the establishment of meaning, or a pattern of relationships between all the players. Mythology is perhaps the most difficult of these categories to determine, and at the same time the most relevant to understanding both ideology an ...
The Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
... Using anthropological insights to improve people’s lives ...
... Using anthropological insights to improve people’s lives ...
The Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and
... Using anthropological insights to improve people’s lives ...
... Using anthropological insights to improve people’s lives ...
Comparing Cultures
... There are many reasons why American and Sumerian culture are alike and different in social structure. Some similarities are that we both have different jobs and social levels. For example the Sumerians had metal workers , farmers and fisherman and we have people who work in factories, farmers and fi ...
... There are many reasons why American and Sumerian culture are alike and different in social structure. Some similarities are that we both have different jobs and social levels. For example the Sumerians had metal workers , farmers and fisherman and we have people who work in factories, farmers and fi ...
Space, Body, and the Notion of Boundary: A Category
... translating theological or mythological contents of religious traditions and worldviews, but most specifically, in relating religious notions to the social world at large (see Smith 2004). In present-day scholarship, new pathways to knowledge have been cleared in which religion is approached as an i ...
... translating theological or mythological contents of religious traditions and worldviews, but most specifically, in relating religious notions to the social world at large (see Smith 2004). In present-day scholarship, new pathways to knowledge have been cleared in which religion is approached as an i ...
- Goldsmiths Research Online
... Research Tools. Each section is further sub-divided into three sub-sections, with each of the latter containing up to seven extracts preceded by a short explanatory commentary of between 500 and 1500 words. The commentaries not only summarise the content but also assess its impact and connections to ...
... Research Tools. Each section is further sub-divided into three sub-sections, with each of the latter containing up to seven extracts preceded by a short explanatory commentary of between 500 and 1500 words. The commentaries not only summarise the content but also assess its impact and connections to ...
is religion a psychological appease? a kantian reading
... Immanuel Kant in the philosophical arena, whose significant contributions in the aforementioned still exuberates with the same vivacity as it did back then. There is no doubt as to the paramount significance of his critical philosophy compared to his lesser works such as political philosophy and rel ...
... Immanuel Kant in the philosophical arena, whose significant contributions in the aforementioned still exuberates with the same vivacity as it did back then. There is no doubt as to the paramount significance of his critical philosophy compared to his lesser works such as political philosophy and rel ...
The Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
... Using anthropological insights to improve people’s lives ...
... Using anthropological insights to improve people’s lives ...
Why People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic By Jack Hunter
... been able to express ourselves, through spoken words, images and writing, we have documented and described encounters with phenomena that seem to transcend the everyday world of mundane things, and hint at the existence of a universe populated by innumerable minds and powerful forces. This is the wo ...
... been able to express ourselves, through spoken words, images and writing, we have documented and described encounters with phenomena that seem to transcend the everyday world of mundane things, and hint at the existence of a universe populated by innumerable minds and powerful forces. This is the wo ...
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... today’s “Afro-Cuban religion” (Palmié 2013: 28–29). Such construals can become hotly contested in the transnational politics of African diasporic religion and scholarship, as when Cuban or US-based practitioners (of “religion” or its ethnography) accept the chronotope but locate the purest of Africa ...
... today’s “Afro-Cuban religion” (Palmié 2013: 28–29). Such construals can become hotly contested in the transnational politics of African diasporic religion and scholarship, as when Cuban or US-based practitioners (of “religion” or its ethnography) accept the chronotope but locate the purest of Africa ...
SHOULD RELIGION HAVE A PUBLIC ROLE? Theologizing from the
... obedientialis) to God’s self disclosure.17 To be human is to stand in free love before God, to listen to God’s word or to God’s silence.18 This a priori state has its origin in God and is sustained by God: “Everyone, really and radically every person, must be understood as the event of a supernatura ...
... obedientialis) to God’s self disclosure.17 To be human is to stand in free love before God, to listen to God’s word or to God’s silence.18 This a priori state has its origin in God and is sustained by God: “Everyone, really and radically every person, must be understood as the event of a supernatura ...
Chapter Four
... But Malinowski challenged the notion that myths are explanatory, or even symbolic: “Studied alive, myth…is not symbolic, but a direct expression of its subject matter; it is not an explanation in satisfaction of a scientific interest, but a narrative resurrection of a primeval reality, told in sati ...
... But Malinowski challenged the notion that myths are explanatory, or even symbolic: “Studied alive, myth…is not symbolic, but a direct expression of its subject matter; it is not an explanation in satisfaction of a scientific interest, but a narrative resurrection of a primeval reality, told in sati ...
In What Is Religious Human Capital Fixed?
... and religious ones. That is, they serve a function identifiable as religious because there is an effect, influence or difference made in that group or society by beings for which there are practices of identifying as religious. The substance of religion (human interactions with gods, etc.) thereby c ...
... and religious ones. That is, they serve a function identifiable as religious because there is an effect, influence or difference made in that group or society by beings for which there are practices of identifying as religious. The substance of religion (human interactions with gods, etc.) thereby c ...
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... Origin Stories are stories that we humans tell ourselves about where our species, and oftentimes our cultures, originally came from! The origin story told by Biological Anthropologists is called “Evolution,” the scientifically proven theory that living things change over time and that existing speci ...
... Origin Stories are stories that we humans tell ourselves about where our species, and oftentimes our cultures, originally came from! The origin story told by Biological Anthropologists is called “Evolution,” the scientifically proven theory that living things change over time and that existing speci ...
Primitive Mind
... tied to objectivity. As positivist attitudes linked directly to science. Ways of thinking about primitive societies as simplistic and childlike in structure were questioned by Tylor and others who argued that human nature and all human societies shared some things in common, such as religion. In dir ...
... tied to objectivity. As positivist attitudes linked directly to science. Ways of thinking about primitive societies as simplistic and childlike in structure were questioned by Tylor and others who argued that human nature and all human societies shared some things in common, such as religion. In dir ...
Course Prefix/Number: ANT 3241
... periodically suggest books and articles for individual reading. When possible, I will link on-line materials that cover our reading needs. LECTURE / DISCUSSION SCHEDULE One ...
... periodically suggest books and articles for individual reading. When possible, I will link on-line materials that cover our reading needs. LECTURE / DISCUSSION SCHEDULE One ...
19th & 20th Century Theorists
... individual psychology through society and culture. Symbols as “models of and models for reality” model of reality in that symbols are an interpretation of reality (the way things are) symbols represent reality; model for reality in that symbols manipulate reality, structure social systems (the way t ...
... individual psychology through society and culture. Symbols as “models of and models for reality” model of reality in that symbols are an interpretation of reality (the way things are) symbols represent reality; model for reality in that symbols manipulate reality, structure social systems (the way t ...
Society and religion
... „Today religious studies is practiced by scholars worldwide. In its early years, it was known as Comparative Religions or the Science of Religion and, in the USA, there are those who today also know the field as the History of religion (associated with methodological traditions traced to the Univers ...
... „Today religious studies is practiced by scholars worldwide. In its early years, it was known as Comparative Religions or the Science of Religion and, in the USA, there are those who today also know the field as the History of religion (associated with methodological traditions traced to the Univers ...
Chapter 15 – Religion
... There are some distinctions to be made about religious groups. A cult is a newer religion with few followers whose teachings are perceived to be at odds with the dominant culture and religion. Most religions begin as cults. Even Islam and Christianity began with only a few followers. A cult could be ...
... There are some distinctions to be made about religious groups. A cult is a newer religion with few followers whose teachings are perceived to be at odds with the dominant culture and religion. Most religions begin as cults. Even Islam and Christianity began with only a few followers. A cult could be ...
Unit 1 - Earth Science
... conceptual, mathematical, physical, and computational tools that need to be applied when constructing and evaluating claims. C. Reflect on Scientific Knowledge: Scientific knowledge builds on itself over time. D. Participate Productively in Science: The growth of scientific knowledge involves critiq ...
... conceptual, mathematical, physical, and computational tools that need to be applied when constructing and evaluating claims. C. Reflect on Scientific Knowledge: Scientific knowledge builds on itself over time. D. Participate Productively in Science: The growth of scientific knowledge involves critiq ...
Chapter Eight * Religion and Morality
... Christianity – purpose of prayer Hinduism: The Caste System A caste is a way of institutionalizing certain forms of labor necessary to social life. The Hindu idea of renunciation, as articulated in the Vedas, looks outside the caste system to otherworldly goals. But can society survive when religi ...
... Christianity – purpose of prayer Hinduism: The Caste System A caste is a way of institutionalizing certain forms of labor necessary to social life. The Hindu idea of renunciation, as articulated in the Vedas, looks outside the caste system to otherworldly goals. But can society survive when religi ...
Towards Eliminating the Concept of Religion
... irrelevant when it comes to definition. I cannot say, ‘I am religious. You are not’ in the same sort of way as I say. “I am white. You are black’. The question is, Are you a man? – even if a different sort of man. Just as colour is accidental to manhood, so the overt differentia are accidental to re ...
... irrelevant when it comes to definition. I cannot say, ‘I am religious. You are not’ in the same sort of way as I say. “I am white. You are black’. The question is, Are you a man? – even if a different sort of man. Just as colour is accidental to manhood, so the overt differentia are accidental to re ...
Earth religion
Earth religion is a term used mostly in the context of neopaganism.Earth-centered religion or nature worship is a system of religion based on the veneration of natural phenomena. It covers any religion that worships the earth, nature, or fertility gods and goddesses, such as the various forms of goddess worship or matriarchal religion. Some find a connection between earth-worship and the Gaia hypothesis. Earth religions are also formulated to allow one to utilize the knowledge of preserving the earth.