Definitions of religion
- Created by: mcculloughs2708
- Created on: 16-04-16 19:30
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- Definitions
- Substansive
- focus on the substance of religion.
- e.g a belief in god/the supernatural.
- Weber: A belief in a superior or supernatural power that is above nature & cannot be explained scientifically.
- Exclusive
- Draws a clear line between religious & non-religious beliefs
- focus on the substance of religion.
- Functionalist
- Defines religion in terms of the psychological & social functions it performs for individuals & society
- Durkheim: Defines religion in terms of the contribution it makes towards social integration
- Defines religion in terms of the psychological & social functions it performs for individuals & society
- Social interactionist
- Take an interpretivist approach
- focus on how members of society define religion
- Criticism:Does not believe that religion performs similar functions for everyone in all societies
- Social interactionist
- Take an interpretivist approach
- focus on how members of society define religion
- Criticism:Does not believe that religion performs similar functions for everyone in all societies
- This makes it impossible to make generalisations about religion as it means different things to different people.
- Criticism:Does not believe that religion performs similar functions for everyone in all societies
- Universal definitions of religion are impossible to produce as religion means different things to different people
- focus on how members of society define religion
- Take an interpretivist approach
- This makes it impossible to make generalisations about religion as it means different things to different people.
- Social interactionist
- Criticism:Does not believe that religion performs similar functions for everyone in all societies
- Universal definitions of religion are impossible to produce as religion means different things to different people
- focus on how members of society define religion
- Take an interpretivist approach
- Polythetic
- Identify a number of overlapping factors that most religions share
- For something to qualify as a religion it must share a number of these factors
- Identify a number of overlapping factors that most religions share
- Substansive
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