ANTH 4751 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Pressure Cooking, Agnosticism, Major Religious Groups
Document Summary
The idea that religion will disappear under modernity, especially from public life. For - millennials shifting from organized religion (debates); more people self-identifying as unaffiliated. Against - all presidents in america were christian (only one being catholic) Modernity as pressure cooker: several (sometimes contradictory) trends. Rapidly changes the form and role of religion in society. Taking bible less literally vs taking bible more literally. The world religions have become the majority religions across the globe: Cultural factors impact what that world religion looks like. Spread of buddhism across central, east, and se asia. Shia and sunni split - who is the logical successor of the movement. Different legal traditions (different interpretations of law or commandments) The effect of world religionification: how people think of it. From 1680 pueblo revolt to 2018 sentinel islands. People are throwing things at saint figure, mock punch him. Offer cigarettes, drink alcohol and spew it at san simone.
