ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: General Order, Conflict Resolution, Enculturation
5 Dec 2013
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Four of which are: karl marx (1843) Keeps the people from working towards a truly egalitarian and fair society for all: emile durkheim (1912) Religion as the foundation of society, therefore a metaphor for society itself. Anything that was practiced outside of society, was considered to be magic, it was outside the realm of religion (i. e. Durkheim believes religion helped society maintain solidarity. Critique: people practicing religion on their own, without society: clifford geertz (1966) Critique: based from a christian and western point of view, which prevents it from being interpreted universally. Role of subjectivity: melford spiro (1951) Religion is culturally patterned interactions wit h culturally postulated superhuman beings. Takes into account: 1) belief 2) ritual 3) supernatural referent (in all religions there is belief in something outside of our world (higher authority. God or karma for buddhists: functions of religion. Explain the meaning of life and death. Establishing, codifying, enforcing fundamental values that integrate society.
