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These are part of the category of social fictions their role being similar to legal fiction. Religion was also used to describe daily events such as the sun setting and rising.
No one religion is superior to another.
Explain the relationship between religion and society. No one religion is superior to another. Peoples religious beliefs and practices must be studied within the framework of their own culture and history. All religions are equally meaningful to their adherents.
This is in contrast to ETHNOCENTRISM. The concept that ones own culture or religion is superior to others and should be judged. The relationship between religion and society is two-directional.
It goes from religion to society and from society to religion. The former direction is evident where religion expresses its authority through cohesion and social control. This situation can be identified in every society and.
Religion is based on illusions that have generated useful social institutions. These are part of the category of social fictions their role being similar to legal fiction. Religion is a precursor.
The relationship between both religion and society is always changing. Religion effects different societies in different ways and different forms causing the forms of society to change according to a change in religion. Religion can be a driving force in society.
Religion and religious-based institutions help to shape the framework of society and helps to protect the right to religious freedom. Not all societys offer religious freedom with some countries demanding the practice of one religion and others going to war to create a religious dominance. Religion was also used to describe daily events such as the sun setting and rising.
Deities were modeled after humans in the sense that they lived and died and needed food to survive. This sustenance was given by humans through rituals. Francis Fukuyama argues that religion is part of the art of associating that is necessary for the functioning of liberal democracy.
Attachment to a religious community therefore facilitates engagement with and pride in democratic institutions. Freedom of religion is a. Religion is a social institution because it includes beliefs and practices that serve the needs of society.
Religion is also an example of a cultural universal because it is found in all societies in one form or another. Functionalism conflict theory and interactionism all provide valuable ways for sociologists to understand religion. Religion can be a central part of ones identity.
The word religion comes from a Latin word that means to tie or bind together. Modern dictionaries define religion as an organized system of beliefs and rituals centering on a supernatural being or beings. To belong to a religion often means more than sharing its beliefs and participating in its rituals.
It also means being part of a community and. The connection between religion and identity politics can have individual and international significance. For instance empowered by belonging to a faith community individuals can act in ways that they might not otherwise have done in isolation.
For instance from the functionalist perspective of sociological theory religion is an integrative force in society because it has the power to shape collective beliefs. It provides cohesion in the social order by promoting a sense of belonging and collective. Many making the claim argue that religion is good at regulating society helping to re-enforce if not dictate what is good or bad.
They argue the state can step in and fill this role. However this then begs the question as to who is good who is bad and so forth. Since then the relationship between science and religion has been characterized in terms of conflict harmony complexity and mutual independence among others.
Both science and religion are complex social and cultural endeavors that vary across cultures and change over time. In traditional societies religion was all-pervasive in the sense that religion ordained everything from birth to cremation or burial including even mundane matters. These characteristics are also applicable to religious people in modem societies.
Every known society has practiced religion although the nature of religious belief and practice has differed from one society to the next. Prehistoric people turned to religion to help them understand birth death and natural events such as hurricanes. They also relied on religion for help in dealing with their daily needs for existence.
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