SOCI 4350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rudolf Otto, Cargo Cult, Great Disappointment
9 Jun 2016
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3 exams: 1st 2 are multiple choice w/ essay question. 7th day adventists sect: american born religion, millerites, october 1844- as many as 10,000 people gathered in ny & waited to ascend in heaven. Led to development of jehovah"s witnesses & seventh day adventists. There"s a field guide for observation in the back of the book. 1 the sociological perspective on religion: religion exists in relation to social norms & values, institutions, social structure, & cultural & historical traditions, religion requires shared beliefs, community, mutual commitment & collective action. Religion & society interact, influence each other, & sometimes they clash. So conflict is common theme in religion: adam smith- market economy; greed is good. What is religion: all religion is human construction, whatever the individual may have experienced through what rudolph otto calls the numinous or the. All religion has an interpretation: every culture has preexisting, packaged interpretations or filters available to its members.
