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Michel Foucault
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Religion as Power: instrument of power that generates/reifies inequalities. Not always a tool, but can be used as one so be wary
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Analyze ways religion can promote power inequalities & assess ways to prevent it. Crit: conspiracy theory/monodimensional criticism
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Berger
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Religion as a System of Meaning: society shapes individual wrldviews, sacred may be true/meaningful or from society; rel=system of symbols givin meanin to everything in life & shapes how we see the world
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penetrate different webs of meaning by analyzing the world views behind them. Crit: interpretation, art not science
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Mircea Eliade
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Religion as Response to the Sacred: as humans we all seek to encounter the sacred; ppl organize time space & action to induce hierophanies
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analyze religious data for ways time space & actions are organized to encourage hierophanies Crti: common experience? & cant prove existence of sacred
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Sigmund Freud
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Psychological: projecting imagination; ppl fearful & insecure; rel a projection to make them feel protected
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analyze data to how it comforts & protects from natural fears/creates illusion of better things Crit: cant prove psychic residue & translating indiv. to society
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Bronislaw Malinowski
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Anthropological: product of imagination; primitive attempt to answer ?'s about life; leftover "survival" from primitive times or serves practical function in society
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analyze data to determine function is plays in society or if is leftover "survival" crit: doesnt take ppl's voice srsly & "if i were a horse" fallacy
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Emile Durkheim
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Sociological: evry1 prt of grp, actually worshipping society bc religion is social. rel symbols sacred bc society says they are & they represent society
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analyze data for ways certain behaviors, beliefs etc shape "we" feeling-community/social identity, etc crit: circular logic & no room for dissent
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