ANTH 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: James George Frazer, Clifford Geertz, Edward Burnett Tylor
1 Dec 2018
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Many anthropologists defined religion such as frazer, durkheim, freud, and geertz. Religion is beliefs and actions related to supernatural and forces . Sir james frazer: he defined religion religion attempt to please supernatural forces or beings. Emile durkheim: a french scholar, he defined religion serves society by giving it cohesion through shared symbols and rituals . He defined religion is a projective system that expresses people"s unconscious thoughts, wishes and worries. Magic: defined by sir james frazer, he defined magic as a people"s attempt to compel supernatural forces and beings to act in certain ways , he differentiated 2 general principles of magic. The law of similarity which the basis of imitative magic. Example is the voodoo doll which it means it"s a magic where if you stick a pin into a doll that represent the person so that person will experience pain or suffering.
