SOCA03Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13.3: Cardinal Virtues, Theocracy, Reform Judaism
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Argued that the world"s major cultures and their religions could be classified according to how they view the world and people"s place in it. Other people: some of whom may be seen as sub humans, inferiors, slightly different, or equals. The body: the human body is not seen as just another part of nature, but instead as something special . Hinduism, taoism, and buddhism) with occidental (western) religions (e. g. , judaism, christianity, and islam) He found that those emerging from eastern cultures sought harmony with the natural world, other people, and the human body. In contrast, middle eastern cultures (located in persia, arabia, and north america) focused on mastery over the natural world, other people, and the human body. Weber called the first orientation mysticism (based on harmony) and the second orientation asceticism (based on mastery) Also suggested that a religion"s orientation could be either inner-worldly or other-worldly.
