Anthroplogy Chapter 1 cont.
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- Edward Taylor was intersted in the "origin" of religion among early humans suggested believed what?
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Spiritual beings began when primitive humans were confronted with mysterious events for which they had no scientific
explanation - Edward Taylor also believed in the existence of Cognitive beliefs name five that begin with the A, S, G, M, T,
- 1 Amimism (belief in spiritual being) 2. Soul( unconscious, dreams, death) 3. Ghost: linger and do harm to humans4. Mana: supernat. power or force which causes wonder, awe or dread in people 5. Taboo, a set of religious rules forbid acts that bring people in contact with the MANM.
- Max Muller believed that religion orgin began how?
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Lingustic change; a human soul developed from observation of the role of people breathing in life. ( or the psyche).
then metaphor when death occures: The life goes out of the person - How did Karl Marx define religion?
- 1) Marx believed that Religon is largely the effect of social change throughout history rather then the cause of it.
- How did Durkheim define religion? By what two terms?
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Profane and sacred
Sacred things differ from profane (everyday life) because of the feelings they inspire in people. Religion as a social phenomenon. A symbolic expression of social order and an expression of religious beliefs. - Malinnowski defined religion as?
- A means to reduce pysological stress and anxiety in people, a way in which humans cope with people such as MAGIC to acheive specific human needs
- Wallace believed that religious rituals are perfomed to cause what people in or nature?
- "Transformation of State" in humans and nature to prevent other, undesired changes such as illness, protecting others from danger, dealth etc.
- How did Edward Leach define the role of rituals?
- MULTIVOCALIC" The quality of having more then one meaning or interpetation. for example being baptism could be thought of following in Jesus footsteps OR of Jesus death then resurrection.
- What is Naturalistic Thinking?
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Explains human experiences betwen internal objects or events and the experience of internal phenomena in Natural terms in biological sciences such as a headace occcurs
from tention. where as external experiences other externa phenomena like thunder occurs from lighting in the atmosphere - What is Supernaturalistic thinking?
- Some culture believe that a internal experiences such as headaces are caused by external forces such as spirits leaving the human body while asleep.