RELIGIOUS BELIEFS & SOCIAL STRATIFICATION GROUP3

RELIGION THEORY Introduction Origin World Religious Religion as a Function of Society Theory of Durkheim Karl Marx Weber

Introduction

Origin

World Religious

Religion as a Function of Society

Theory of Durkheim

Karl Marx

Weber

Origin

World Religious Religion has existed in all human societies from early times. Although belief systems and traditions of worship differ from culture to culture, they also have many common elements. In all cultures, human beings make a practice of interacting with what are taken to be spiritual powers. These powers may be in the form of gods, spirits, ancestors, or any kind of sacred reality with which humans believe themselves to be connected. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009

Religion as a Function of Society Durkheim’s theory: Social  religion’s society ( In community) Collective conscience (share common feeling) Religious Profane : everyday word Sacred : god’s world >< profane Totem Ritual Function of Religion : cohesion: keep social close

Durkheim’s theory:

Social  religion’s society

( In community)

Collective conscience

(share common feeling)

Religious

Functionalist Perspective

Karl Max Religion: From: people chose to change the nature of reality than change their unfair conditions. Provide: religious status (instead of social status) Change people attention from suffering reality Wealthy capitalists religious belief encourage

Religion:

From: people chose to change the nature of reality than change their unfair conditions.

Provide: religious status (instead of social status)

Change people attention from suffering reality

Wealthy capitalists religious belief

Weber