The document discusses religion and belief systems from an anthropological perspective. It defines religion as pertaining to supernatural beings and forces, with beliefs varying within and between cultures and changing over time. It provides examples of religious practices and beliefs from various cultures regarding the relationship between the spiritual and natural world. The document also outlines common features of religions such as scriptures, clergy, rules, and practices like worship, prayers and sacrifices. It notes there are over 4,200 religions worldwide and lists some of the major ones such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and others.

1. RELIGION AND
BELIEF SYSTEMS

2. RELIGION
According to Anthropologists,
Religion is “a set of attitudes, beliefs
and practices, pertaining to supernatural
beings and forces. Such belief may vary
within a culture as well as among societies
and they may change over time”
(Ember, Ember and Peregrine, 2010)

3. Religious and Non-religious phenomena
Kikuyu of Kenya
Vomiting is a religious
practice as it eliminates all
the evil in a person's body.
In most societies
Vomiting is not
considered religious,
as it is understood as
typical biological
event.

4. Spiritual and natural world
Nyoro (Uganda)
Believe that two worlds
are not separate and
that they coexist in one
space.
Christians
Believe that there is
spiritual world
(Heaven/Hell) that is
separated from the natural
world (Earth).

5. Many religious posses:
-Holy scriptures
-Narratives or Sacred
accounts
=that aim to explain
the origin and meaning
of life and the universe

6. Many religions have:
-clergy
-rules on membership
-holy places
-religious rites
-visual symbols
-creeds
-doctrines
-mythology
-philosophical system
-organized religion

7. Religious practices:
-worship services
-prayers
-sacrifices
-festivals
-wedding
- baptism

10. *4,200 religions in the world
*Major religions of the World
-Hinduism
-Buddhism
-Jainism
-Sikhism
-Taoism
-Shintoism
-Zoroatrianism
-Confucianism
-Judaism
-Islam
-Christianity
TRIVIA

11. are sets of principles that help
interpret natural and
supernatural occurences that
affect lives.

12. ANIMISM
IT BELIEVES THAT
THIS BELIEF
START THE
CONCEPT OF
RELIGION
“ANIMA”
SPIRIT
GOOD SPIRIT
BAD SPIRIT
B
E
L
I
E
F
NATURAL WORLD
-WHOLE
-IN PARTS
Georg Ernst Stahl
The soul is the vital principle
responsible for organic
development
“all regions,
from
simple to
complex,
involve some
form
of animism

13. The people of the Great Plains
- Plains Indian, who are the most member are the Native
Americans.

14. POLY
MANY
GOD
POLYTHEISM

15. POLYTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
HINDUISM ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION

16. POLYTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
GREEK MYTHOLOGYROMAN MYTHOLOGY

17. MONOTHEISM
Is the belief in
single
or one God
MONO MEANS
“SINGLE”
THEISM MEANS
“GOD”
ISLAMS JUDAISM
CHRISTIANS

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