Chapter 17 Flashcards
(19 cards)
2 things religion has in common
system of beliefs
rituals
Ecclesia
state church-religious that is close to govt
church (not necessarily a christian church)
very large
beaucratic structure
want to be part of power structure
Sect
small group that breaks away from a church
insituitional sect
stays small and is okay with it
denomination
sometimes sect create own dominations
sect that looses its revival power
“Cult”/new religious movement: 3 criteria
a. charismatic leader
b.novel beliefs
c.new life
“if the leader looses its shine then the rest of the group will vanish”
“Cult”/new religious movement
- world affirming
- world rejecting-only people in this group will survive
- world accommodating
Simple supernaturalism
“luck”, magical thinking
ex. lucky pen
animism
small natural things have spirits
theism
belief in Gods or God
Poly theism
each God has a separate domain
monotheism
belief in ONE God
Transcendent Idealism
buddism if you live your life according to Buddha you are not recarninated
Drukheim perspective on religion
Sacred & profane
anything that is not sacred is profane
Mark perspective on religion
“opiate of the masses”
religion acts as a numbing agent
Weber perspective on religion
protestant ethnic and spirit of capitalism
“protestant ethnic”
hard work-he traces back to calvinism
Aseticism
not suppose to show you money. all of you money goes back into your biz.
