ANTHRO 9 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Skolt Sami Language, Philippe Descola, Talal Asad
Document Summary
A very recent idea whose roots are in the mosaic distinction . Durkheim was one of the first anthropologists that argued that all societies have some form of religion, and religious rituals have the function of creating and maintaining social bonds which contributes to the maintenance of society as a whole. Geertz wrote influential articles in religion, but in contrast to durkheim he was interested in meaning of religion, and how it gives humans a sense of direction and purpose in the world. Significant theoretical contributions to postcolonialism, christianity, islam, and ritual studies. A major role in the study of islam. Either/or logic - there is only one true god, and the others are false beliefs. This has led to religious revival movements that do not tolerate varying beliefs. Focused on topics of religion, freedom, secularism, politics vs. ethics and sovereignty.
