ANTH 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Cargo Cult, Evil Eye, Shang Dynasty
17 Dec 2020
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Rituals (habitual practice) ex. baseball player eating the same lunch every game day. Taboo ex. don"t say no hitter during a no hitter. People use supernatural beliefs to exert their agency in situations where they feel powerless. Community connection making meaning of their common experience. A contributing factor to and an outcome of ideology. Non-believers have secular, scientific, or humanist value systems serve to guide their behavior in similar ways. Religion: a set of beliefs and behaviors that pertain to supernatural forces or beings that transcend the observable world. Supernaturalism: refers to a broader range of belief systems. Four components of religious belief systems (1) share an interest in the supernatural (2) use ritual (3) guided by myths (4) are symbolic. Ritual: symbolic practice that is ordered and regularly repeated; allows people to practice their beliefs in a consistent (ex. church service, buddhist meditation, sign of the cross)
