Chapter 11 Flashcards
What is religion
social institution w/ ritualistic value driven elements of race, ethncity, class & gender
What is a cult
religion that is deviant in belifs & practices
Dawson refer to cult as new religious movemnt (NRM), what are the 4 types
- asian philosphy, meditation, majic
- pop psychology, church of sciencetology
- occult revival, paganism
- spiritual slavatin through contact w/ alieas
Aristotles insight on religion
gods we worhsip mirror our social structure
Socail Darwinsim
primitive people-pesky spirits, barbarians-nasty ultimate impotent gods, civilized people-religion reflected prevailing social order in europe
Protestatn Work Ethic - Max Weber
rise of modern capitalism
Chruches ( 4 )
methodist - small scale farmers/ indg. people
baptist - black comunity, white poeple w/ lower than average income
pentacostal - poor people living in rural areas
catholic - miniritized groups
3 religion trends in canadian society
- group growth because of immigration
- group decrease, (catholic, protestant)
- more people claiming no religion
Age vs. Cohort Trens (3)
- young people less religious than older people
- age differances dont indicate cohert diferances
- religiousity tends to increase as people age
Hutterites, what are the three communal groups
- Leherleeut
- dariusleut
- schmieddelut
2 types of aid
tied aid: financial assistnance w/ no strings attached
phantom aid: aid is not real but a form of investment
Liberteration Theology
progressive school of thought advocating social justice for the poor, catholic church latin america, opposes oppression of poor ruling class in third world countries
Neotraditionalism
reinterrpretation of traditional belifs & practices in ways that incoperate elements unique to ones own culture & others borrowed from native cultures
Jihard
arabic word mreaning to struggle, misinterrted as islamic terroism
