RLG101H5 Lecture Notes - Social Science, Clifford Geertz, Edward Burnett Tylor
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How to cite [sentence in your own words] (nye 2008, 32) or (derry 2011,334) Study - the study of religion in rlg101h5 does not concern the theological discipline of religion, nor do we look at whether the belief of a religion is true or false. We simply investigate and observe the religion from an outsiders view. We keep this perspective to avoid any bias that may alter the materials learned. We do however need to immerse ourselves in the religion, as to understand what certain symbols mean. For example when studying catholicism we need to be educated a bit about why they perform the rituals they do, but we do so with an unbiased perspective. Religion is also known as a subset of anthropological studies, in the sense that we have to see what effects religion(s) have on human society. We also will review what certain social scientist have to say about the religious arts.
