WHAT IS RELIGION
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- Created on: 02-06-16 11:08
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- What is Religion?
- Substantive definitions.
- Focus on the content or substance of religious belief, such as a belief in god or the supernatural.
- Max Weber(1905)- defines religion as a belief in the superior or supernatural powers above that cannot be explained scientifically.
- To be a religion, a set of beliefs must include the belief in god or supernatural.
- Conform to widespread view of religion.
- However, defining religion in this way leaves no room for beliefs or practices that do not involve a belief in god.
- Accused of western bias as they exclude religions such as buddhism who do not include the western idea of god.
- Functional Definitions.
- Functional definitions are inclusive and therefore allow us to include a whole range of beliefs and practices that religion perform functions such as integration.
- Milton Yinger(1970)- identifies functions that religion performs for individuals. such as answering 'ultimate questions' about life.
- Emile Durkheim (1915)- defines religion in terms of the contribution it makes to social integration.
- Functional definitions define it in terms of the social or psychological functions it performs for society or individuals.
- Rather than defining religion in terms of specific kinds of belief belief.
- They do not specify belief in god or supernatural so do not express western bias
- It can be described as negative as just because an institution helps with social integration.
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- Substantive definitions.
- Functional Definitions.
- Functional definitions are inclusive and therefore allow us to include a whole range of beliefs and practices that religion perform functions such as integration.
- Milton Yinger(1970)- identifies functions that religion performs for individuals. such as answering 'ultimate questions' about life.
- Emile Durkheim (1915)- defines religion in terms of the contribution it makes to social integration.
- Functional definitions define it in terms of the social or psychological functions it performs for society or individuals.
- Rather than defining religion in terms of specific kinds of belief belief.
- They do not specify belief in god or supernatural so do not express western bias
- It can be described as negative as just because an institution helps with social integration.
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