ANTH 1000 Lecture Notes - Formal System, Primary Stages, Sefer Torah

• School: UConn
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1000

Document Summary

Debora battios-vasquez: the catholic church as a sanctuary against government authorities. Religion plays an important and active role in the way people make sense of the world, reach decisions, and organize their lives. Anthropologist use fieldwork to study the way people experience religion physically and express it through their actions. Most religions combine some of the following elements. Belief in powers of deities whose abilities transcend those of the natural world and cannot be measured by scientific tools. Myths and stories that reflect on the meaning and purpose of life, its origins, and humans" place in the universe. Ritual activities that reinforce, recall, instill, and explore collective beliefs. Powerful symbols, often used in religious rituals, that represent ey aspects of the religion for its followers. Specialists who assist the average believer to bridge everyday life experience and the religion"s ideals and supernatural aspects. Organizations and institutions that preserve, explore, teach, and implement the religion"s key beliefs.