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Animisim

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Religion comes from our inner spark of the divine, or soul

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Geertz’s definition of religion

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Symbols that produce long lasting moods

Kissing the cross or hanging pictures of the Virgin Mary

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Sympathetic Magic

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Rituals and patterns of religion come from pattern recognition formalized as sympathetic Magic practices

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Durkheim definition of religion

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Religion comes from my experience of life in a society

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Sacred versus profane

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Secret means holy and set apart.

Profane is normal

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Eliade: mysterium tremendum et fascinans

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The ability to be repulsive and fascinating at the same time

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