RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Atheism, Michel Foucault, Social Darwinism
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Voyages of discovery, scientific approach to world in general. 19th century we start to see new ways of thinking of religion: initially, it was just everything bible. Believing in the word of the bible. 19th century was time for rethinking certainties, evolving new ideas on hwo to conceptualize religion and everything else: basic idiom of 19th century evolution and progress. Belief that humanities over the course of great progress towards its best self. Optimism and evolutionary thinking would create new realms of all disciplines of study: anthropology, sociology, religious studies. What is religion beginnings of religious sentiment. Edward tyler: ancient human beings primitive. Reflect on the fact that a living body has a spirit while a dead body does not. Idea was that humanity and origin emerges from this presentiment of living spirit in all things evolves from there into the higher religion. Fraxier magic: religion related to our hopes rather than reality. Max mueller sanskrit indo european connection agni.
