ANTH 4751 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ethical Monotheism, Agnosticism, Cultural Relativism
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Weaknesses every religion believed in one thing in common (the supernatural) emotional and psychological reasons associated with religion, the purpose. Observable features of religion and public manifestations in culture. Examine quasi- religions (things that act like religions) In anthropology, we are not trying to prove or disprove supernatural beliefs. We understand them as human/social phenomena, regardless of how true they are or not: define religious literacy. World religions: very large, spread out, and influential, 75% of humanity. The etic perspective is seeing culture in one"s own views and perspective while the emic perspective is an attempt to see the world through the eyes of the people being studied. A theory is a general or specific approach towards what you are studying. A theory provides a framework to begin studying something: before social science, religious analysis tended to be (3 characteristics) High energy (some sexual) rituals that use totem symbol everywhere. Social unity is being worship, bolstering the overall society.
