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According to Emile Durkheim, how did he define religion?
According to Emile Durkheim, how did he define religion?
- A set of coherent answers to human existential dilemmas which make the world meaningful.
- A unified system of beliefs, rituals, and practices that define and express the nature of sacred things in relationship to the profane things of the world. (correct)
- A culturally patterned interaction with culturally postulated superhuman beings.
- A belief system consisting of theism and atheism.
What did Emile Durkheim consider as sacred in religion?
What did Emile Durkheim consider as sacred in religion?
- Culturally patterned interaction with superhuman beings.
- Unified system of beliefs and practices.
- Coherent answers to human existential dilemmas.
- Things set apart and forbidden. (correct)
How does religion influence human society?
How does religion influence human society?
- It consists of culturally patterned interaction with culturally postulated superhuman beings.
- It is a belief system consisting of theism and atheism.
- It provides coherent answers to human existential dilemmas.
- It shapes people’s relationship with each other, influencing family, community, economic, and political life. (correct)
From a Weberian point of view, what is religion?
From a Weberian point of view, what is religion?
What did Emile Durkheim define as the nature of sacred things in relation to profane things?
What did Emile Durkheim define as the nature of sacred things in relation to profane things?
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