ANTH 2550 Lecture : Lecture No. 10 Religion and Social Transformation -Beyond Marx and Weber.docx

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 2550
• Professor: Tom Sherwood

Document Summary

10 religion and social transformation: beyond marx and weber thursday, Religion has been one of the most important for motion for change historically. Legitimating myths are stories which people use to justify their values, actions and identities. Religion can contribute to social cohesion and social conflict at the same time. Religion and social conflict: between religious groups, within a religious group, between a sectarian religious group and larger society. Deviance is behaviour that is contrary to norm of conduct or expectations of a social group. Hersey is a term used by members of religious community to indicate illegitimate beliefs or practices. A spirit is a supernatural being that is less powerful than a god and is usually more localized.