A Theory of ReligionP. Lang, 1987 - 386 Seiten This book offers the first modern theory of religion. A deductive theory, beginning with seven axioms about human nature and the world humans inhabit, it derives hundreds of formal propositions about human religious behavior. Included are the origins of religion, the sources of religious commitment, the development of religious institutions, the emergence of religious movements, and the postulation of good and evil gods. Step by step, the authors explain the social processes of recruitment to a group, propagation of a faith, and competition between denominations. They show that secularization is a never-ending process in which particular faiths are discredited while new faiths arise to take their place. Thus, religion is an eternal human response to the conditions of existence, changing in form throughout history but always a vital part of culture and society. |
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... gods . We thus deduce an evolutionary tendency towards gods of greater scope . This seems consistent with the historical record ( Bellah , 1964 ) . When societies were new , small , and culturally homogeneous , the gods were coterminous ...
... gods . We thus deduce an evolutionary tendency towards gods of greater scope . This seems consistent with the historical record ( Bellah , 1964 ) . When societies were new , small , and culturally homogeneous , the gods were coterminous ...
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... gods . It will not appear possible to exchange with irrational gods . Therefore , humans will tend to choose explanations of the gods that posit rationality . P108 Distinguishing the supernatural into two classes - good and evil ...
... gods . It will not appear possible to exchange with irrational gods . Therefore , humans will tend to choose explanations of the gods that posit rationality . P108 Distinguishing the supernatural into two classes - good and evil ...
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... gods . P110 The older , larger , and more cosmopolitan societies become , the clearer the distinction drawn between good and evil gods . P111 Humans seek to exchange with good gods , and to avoid ex- changing with evil gods . P112 Good gods ...
... gods . P110 The older , larger , and more cosmopolitan societies become , the clearer the distinction drawn between good and evil gods . P111 Humans seek to exchange with good gods , and to avoid ex- changing with evil gods . P112 Good gods ...
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Evolution of the Gods | 21 |
279 | 89 |
Emergence of Schismatic Religious Movements | 121 |
Urheberrecht | |
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