Quiz One Flashcards
Where Have We Learned Religion Before?
- Institutions
- History
- Philosophy
- Sociology (the study of people in groups)
- Media
- Language
- English/Literature
Sui generis
Of its own kind
Antediluvian
Old (meaning: before the flood)
Myth
a story in which the truth is not relevant
Sacred Legitimation
when you locate social structures within the context of religion
abstraction
basic patterns (ideas rather than events)
The Four Things All Religions Share
- Rituals
- Myths
- Symbols
- Followers
Religion
from: religare
meaning: to bind, tie back
Opium
numbs pain
BCE
before common error
Marx
defines religion as “the opium of the masses” meaning that the purpose of religion is to ease pain
Otto
“Idea of the Holy” or “mysterium tremendum” aka religion is when you have that thing
Albanese
creed, cultus, code, community (4 c’s) aka if something contains all 4 it will be a religion
Functional Definition
Does
Substantive Def.
Is
Formal Def.
Forms
Deism
name given to religious movement (not important)
Theism
some perception of one or more deities
Monotheism
system with one deity
Polytheism
system with more than one deity
Atheism
religion without a deity
Agnosticism
cant say for sure if there is a deity (means: without knowing)
Secularization
marginalization “move to side” of religion in society, where by religion is replaced by other institutions (religion is not the center)
Globalization
spread of info across cultures
Criticism of Globalization
- Squashes culture
o Western culture dominates which kills other cultures and languages - Globalization is part of the reason cultures and languages can die
