SOC101 Clifford Geertz: Religion as Cultural System – Flashcards
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five part definition of religion
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-system of symbols, -establish powerful pervasive, long lasting moods and motivations -formulating conceptions of a general order of existence -clothing these conceptions in such an aura of factuality -moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic
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religion
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a cultural system. it shapes culture and culture shapes it.
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reductionist theories
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these theories try to reduce religion to some sort of social process or dynamic
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Marx's theory
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opium of the people. reduces religion to upholding class relations (socioeconomic theory of religion)
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Freud's theory
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reduces religion to our relationship with a parent, especially a father figure or illusion that we cling to for comfort (psychological theory of religion)
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Durkheim's theory
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reduces religion to our relationship with society as an experience of totality (sociological theory of religion)
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religion
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ultimately the combination/working together of ethos and worldview...without both working together it's incomplete.
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judaism reflects more of an
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"ethos" tendency-based on law, interpretation.
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every religion has
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metaphors, worldview on which ethos/ethical actions are based
