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Mind Map by abbiecoombs, updated more than 1 year ago
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Functionalist theories of religion
- The Sacred and the profane
- durkhiem believed the key feature of religion
was not a belief in gods or the supernatural but
a fundemental distinction between the sacred
and profane
- SACRED: Things that are set apart and
forbbiden, that inspire a feeling of awe,
fear and wonder. they are surrounded
by taboos and prohibitions
- Profane are items
with no special
significance.
- what is sacred and what is profane is percieved.
- durkhiem believed the key feature of religion
was not a belief in gods or the supernatural but
a fundemental distinction between the sacred
and profane
- totemism
- the collective conscience
- cognitive funtions of religion
- Psychological functions
- Parsons: values and meaning
- Civil religion
- Can argue that Civil religion really
isnt a religion
- Can argue that Civil religion really
isnt a religion
- Evaluation
- neglects the negative aspects of
religion e.g source of oppression
for women
- Ignores how religion is a sorce
of division and conflict e.g
Ireland
- neglects the negative aspects of
religion e.g source of oppression
for women
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