lecture 10: religion Flashcards
Church
bureaucratic religious organization that
accommodated itself to mainstream society
and culture
Ecclesia
state supported churches
Denominations
streams of belief and practice
that some churches allow to coexist
Sect
Groups that usually form by breaking away
from churches due to disagreement about
church doctrine
criteria of sect
- Less integrated into society, less
bureaucratized - often led by charismatic leaders
cult
Small groups of people deeply committed to
religious vision that rejects mainstream culture and
society
Durkheim and religion: what he stood for
The effects of rituals
(and religion) is to
reinforce social
solidarity
5 beliefs Durkheim held
- Collective
Conscience - Profane
- Sacred
- Totems
- Rituals
Collective
Conscience
The common sentiments
and values that people
share as a result of living
together
Profane
Refers to the secular,
everyday world
Sacred
Refers to the religious,
transcendent world
Totems
Objects that symbolize the
sacred
Rituals
Set practices designed to
connect people to the
sacred
conflict theory and religion: Routinization of charisma
divine enlightenment into a permanent feature of everyday life
what does conflict theory involve (Weber)
Turning religious inspiration into stable social institutions
ex: defined roles (interpreters of the divine
message, teachers, dues-paying laypeople, and so on)
feminist theory (MARX?????????) what he believed women to be
religion often tranquilizes the underprivileged into accepting their lot in life.
feminist theory and marx evidence
- Catholicism, Muslim mullahs, Jewish orthodox rabbis must be men
- condenses women in subservient positions
- Islamic law
symbolic interactionism and religion
- formed Protestant ethic
- focused on what religion means to people
- created by Weber
intersectional approach
assumption that women who wear veils are victims of patriarchy,
oppressed by their husbands or male relatives, or live in a sexist
culture
secularization thesis
religious institutions, actions,
and consciousness are on the
decline worldwide
readvised secularization
religious institutions, actions, and consciousness are unlikely to disappear, but they are certainly on the decline worldwide. More personal choice
Secularism
government and public
institutions do not have religious affiliation
Market Model
religious organizations are suppliers of services such as
- counselling
- pastoral care
- youth activities
- men’s and women’s groups
- performance groups
what does market model predict?
predicts that in such countries, religiosity, as measured by, say, frequency of attendance at religious services, will be relatively high.
Religisoity in the market
frequency of attendance at religious services will be relatively high
Religiosity
the degree to which religion is important to people
spirituality
different ways in a non-traditional manner to find meaning
