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Theories of religion Flashcards

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What is Bellah’s view of religion?

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He’s a neo functionalist- believes civil religion has replaced aspects of religion in USA due to secularisation. Americanism has become a major religion.

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What did Malinowski’s study in the Trobriand Islands of South Pacific find?

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Religion serves psychological functions
-support for emotional stress
-ceremonies ease anxieties

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What did Bruce say the purpose of religious ceremonies are for in the West?

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social/ getting people together

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What did Weber say the role of religion is?

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to fulfill the needs of individuals

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What religion allowed capitalism to thrive during the Industrial revolution and why?

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Calvinism in Europe- protestants believed that if they worked hard they’d go to heaven and be rewarded in the after life

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What’s De Beauvoir’s view of religion?

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-Religion is oppressive but compensates women
-women are controlled by religion
-women indoctrinate young people into religion through socialisation
-religion provides hope for the afterlife

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Woodhead’s view of religion?

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  • women can gain freedom
    -spirituality can empower women eg NAMs give women power
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Holm

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-many women are excluded from power in religions
-religion controls womens reproductive system

+however this is changing in 21st century eg women priests in Church of England

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What’s post modernism and its ideas?

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-modern era
-more science and rationality
-more individualistic
-religion isn’t declining but changing

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What is Lyon’s phrase?

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“spiritual shoppers”

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What does Lyon say religion is like?

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-shopping for products (due to technology)
-Disneyland (it’s detached from reality)

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Why have NRMs become popular for younger people?

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Youths aren’t socialised into a traditional religion
NRMs give self responsibility

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What’s the main aim of NRMs and NAMs according to Heelas?

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Self improvement

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What has disneyland become a metaphor of? (Lyon)

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religion- it has become Disneyland because its based on consumerism, entertainment, globalisation, culture

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What does Huntington say about religious identity?

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It’s becoming more important for people to be religious so people can separate themselves and have identity eg Hindus Sikhs

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How do Marxists say the w/c are controlled?

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  1. violence/ threat of violence
  2. control over society’s values
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What’s the function of religion according to Marxists?

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to control the w/c and prevent a revolution

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What are the 6 reasons for religion helping capitalism?

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  1. it keeps people happy in their impoverished positions
  2. it justifies the status quo, saying that god created rich and poor
  3. religion makes poverty more tolerable
  4. it gives people false consciousness (rewards in the afterlife)
  5. it offers hope
  6. it has close links with the ruling class
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What type of force do marxists say religion is?

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conservative because it justifies the denomination of the r/c

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What’s an example of the ruling class having close links with religion in USA?

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Trump rewarded the right wing for their support in the election by allowing religious leaders to get more involved with politics

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How does Daly say religion supports the family?

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religion promotes gender socialisation- women having an inferior role through domestic role

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What does Aldridge claim about religion?

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It provides women with comfort and security (through gender socialisation)

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What does Woodhead say about the veil worn by muslim women?

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it empowers them- prevents women being seen as sex objects, it is a response to secularisation

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What does Daly say needs to happen to patriarchal religions?

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they need to be overthrown by feminist religions with the rebirth of goddess

25
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What year could women become bishops for CoE?

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2014

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What does Aldridge argue about women in religion?

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women can use religion to gain status and
respect in the home.

27
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How do neo Marxists view religion?

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it’s a revolutionary force

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What do neo-marxist’s say religion can help to express?

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rebellion and resistance to the ruling class

29
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What did Gramsci argue that religion can do?

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give working class people a way of challenging the dominant ruling class

30
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What did Maduro find in developing countries about religion?

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Religious leaders/ religion can stand for the oppressed- they can speak up for the working class to express their unsatisfaction and can cause change

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what religion has stood for the oppressed?

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Fundamentalist Islamic groups have spoken out about poverty faced by Palestinian Arabs

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What’s liberation theology?

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social change within Catholic church

33
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Who was assassinated in
1980 for speaking out against the corrupt right wing government of El
Salvador?

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Archbishop Romero

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In Catholicism/ christianity who is a figure that stands for the poor, slaved and oppressed?

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christ

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what religious leaders helped the poor in South America in the 1960s and 70s? how?

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priests- spoke out about ruling class’ corruption and organised the poor into a revolutionary force

36
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What do Weberians argue?

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religion can change society

37
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What was the Iranian Revolution in 1979?

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The shah (leader of the country) made Iran more secular-promoting Western values- he was living in luxury whilst most people were living in poverty. He was replaced by a new government who returned back to strict Islamic laws e.g. veil wearing, no votes for women,

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What’s ISIS?

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a sectarian group wanting another Islamic state across Syria and Iraq

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What is ISIS strictly following?

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islamic religion

40
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What does religion justify according to Bruce?

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political cause (war, violence etc)

41
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What does Armstrong say is behind religious violence?

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economic and political factors

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