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THEO 107
Intro to Religion Midterm 9/29
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does J.Z. Smith think religion can be defined? | he does beleive religion can be defined less or more than 50 different ways |
| who does the definition of religion belong to | belongs to schoalrs so there can be a disciplined study of religion |
| what is the difference between a descriptive and redecriptive account for Brent Nongbri | descriptive uses categories that belong to people be observed redescriptive uses categories that are foriegn to the people being observed |
| should 'religion' be descriptive or redescriptive | it should be redescriptive. if religion is not already present, then it is not helpful to impose it unless it is redecriptive |
| how does Wendy Doniger define a myth | not a lie or false statement made by someone it is believed by someone no matter the amount of evidence to prove that it is wrong it is sared to those who believe it and it is shared by a group of people |
| what does frits staal mean when he says that ritual is meaningless | overtime ritual has become a tradition those who particiapte are not focused or thinking about the meaning of the ritual in their every move |
| how does the irtual help structure society an/or relationships between gods and humans | the people build monuments for the gods and a sfot seat for them, and in return they ask for wealth and proseperity |
| how does fathryn lofton connect celebrity with consumption and sacrifice | she connects how the celebrity sacrifices their private life with the inclusion of paparazzi and then is also constantly being consumed by the public |
| what are two examples of britney spears being used as consumption and sacrafice | britney has become almost a meme is current society and is still being consumed by the public sacrificing her private life (divorces etc) in order to be in the public eye |
| essentialist def and example | looking for what makes an object an object humans all look different but we all share the genes that make us human |
| functionalist def and example | looking at the function of an object a lecturn and podium look the same and the function of the object is what defines them |
| family resemblances def and example | starting with a prototype and finding how similar something is based off the prototype a family, parents are prototypes and kids are loosly connected |
| fucntions of ritual described by daniels | reflective responsive preventative |
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