RLG101H5 Study Guide - Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Wu-Tang Clan, Mysterium Tremendum
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Tylor - primitive = more original (more primitive a religion is, the more original it is. ) *emile durkheim - religion as a social glue (brings society together) *max weber - religion as a social motivator (time of the bourgeois/ industrial age) Rene descartes - cognitive ergo sum (i think therefore i am) Anders breivik - not a theorist, however he was a subject of study. Ancient religions - believed in a almighty deity. Rather it is a cluster of features, and certain religions can overlap, but not be exactly the same. Pastor theresa - was an atheist, yet strived to help the poor. Peter berger - externalization (humans objectifying their inner thoughts. ) Sigmund freud - relationship between father and son, is the same as between deity and there people. Clifford geertz - culture is like a web. Humans weaves culture/web but is also bounded by it.
