ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Edward Burnett Tylor, Puberty, Termite
26 Apr 2016
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Defining religion: eb tylor o basic form, 1970s, belief in spirits, other definition o attitudes, beliefs, actions pertaining to supernatural power, beliefs and actions, hedican o beliefs and patterns of action o people dealing with important patterns, supernatural o encompassing o many culture don"t distinguish between nature and super nature. Animism o belief in spirits o soul, spirit in all living things o difference between sheep and death o death=permanent separation of body and spirit o savagery o hunters and gatherers, horticulture, pastoralism o generally powerless/not powerful spirits o like human societies in foraging circumstances. Polytheism o many gods o personified spirits o ancient greece, rome, incas, egypt o barbarism o labour specialization among gods o pastoralism, agriculture >societies have social inequality. Monotheism o one god, a supreme god o civilization o agriculture, industry: useful labels, guy swanson >life on earth mirrors the spiritual life/structure of society.
