ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ethnocentrism, Edward Burnett Tylor, Animism
26 Feb 2017
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A slippery term: religion is a slippery term very difficult to come up with definition that can be applicable across cultures (universal) In western society, religion is mostly seen as a clearly delineated aspect of society, separate from the other terms above. Religion: an organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere or the supernatural, along with associated ceremonial practices by which people try to interpret and/or influence aspects of the universe otherwise beyond their control. Religious tradition is one that has structure and hierarchy (religious leaders) Organized in a sense that it involves written documents of rules and tradition. Represents a means of explanation trying to explain things that otherwise cannot be explained. Difference between religion and spirituality: spirituality: individualistic - individual interpretations of religious structures or personal sentiment or feeling or emotion that is divorced from particular religion.
