SOC101 Lecture Notes - Religious Pluralism, Christian Symbolism, Polytheism

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A set of organized beliefs about the supernatural or spiritual worlds and their associated ceremonies that guides people"s behaviour and joins them into communities of believers. A belief system based on conviction that does not require objective evidence to substantiate its claims. Religions evolve from simple and primitive to modern and complex over time. Animism: supernatural beings or spirits inhabit both living things and inanimate objects. Polytheism: society recognizes a set of independent supernatural beings or gods. Monotheism: religion identifies with a single, all-powerful, all-knowing god. ~~he is saying that religion is a human creation that fills many needs. Social scientists dispute tylor"s stages, arguing that religions do not progress along a simple and universal line of development. Civil or secular religion: a system in which sacred symbols are integrated into the broader society regardless of their individual religious affiliations. Ties to patriotism, nationalism, charter of rights and freedoms, christian- based holidays: types of religious groups.

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