ANT100Y1 Lecture 4: Feb. 1. Religion
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Eller, c l ral an hropology,: chap er 10 (236-266 in he prin version) F nc ions of religion: explana ion, especially of origins or ca ses. a. (cid:343)mos religions no only incl de cosmogony ( he crea ion of he world) b he origin of specific c l ral ins i ions, like marriage, lang age, echnology, poli ics, and he like. Religions also explain why hings happen in he presen . (cid:344) (p. 241: con rol, bo h of c l re and of na re. a. (cid:343)religion provides r les and s andards, some imes q i e explici and formal ones (like he. J deo-chris ian (cid:343)ten commandmen s(cid:344)) as well as implici and informal ones. I also provides models or paradigms of behavior: chris ians are a gh o imi a e chris and. M slims hold p m hammad as he paragon of h man vir e.
