Durkheim believed that the essence of all religion could be found by studying it’s simplest form, in the simplest type of society. He studied totems, which he said was a society worshipping sacred symbols and rituals which were meant to symbolize all of society. In Durkheim’s view, sacred symbols represent society’s collective conscience or consciousness. The collective conscience is the shared norms and values of society. For Durkheim shared religious rituals reinforced the collective conscience and maintain social integration.
Functionalists believe religion is a conservative force as it promotes social harmony, social integration and social solidarity through value consensus. It is a functional prerequisite that meets the needs of society and its individual members to ensure survival of society itself. This maintains the status quo, which then reaches social stability. The Functionalist Durkheim says that religion provides beliefs and practices that unite people and bind society together creating social solidarity. Durkheim also argued that ritual and ceremony are essential to bind society together.
I would say that the cultural and social influences Hinduism have made vital on the region is too originated just like any other religion that is a part of the world. It shows the people the purpose and the meaning of their tradition. It also show them how to be more aware of others needs and how to care and how to be considerate towards others. Working on their society for the need for charity and to just love. I think Hinduism is a very unique religion that is among the world.
This code of ethics rejects sex outside of marriage, it also states that divorce, homosexuality, and public nakedness are sins forbidden by God. On the other hand modesty and humility are vital virtues that are important to all members of the Amish community. While every Amish community has their own set of rules and certain beliefs, all Amish people are extremely religious and respectful individuals. The social organization of the Amish is one that implores pride, humility, obedience, and the yielding of oneself to a higher authority. One important principle that exemplifies these beliefs is Gelassenheit, and although it is rarely spoken its meaning is woven into the social fabric of the Amish’s everyday life.
They made Totem poles thinking they were religious carvings. Story telling was very important to their culture. They often told stories about legends and fairy
I believe that Hrafnkel is not guilty for four reasons. First of all, Hrafnkel has his own religious faith. Even if it’s difficult to understand or accept in some way, Hrafnkel’s religious view should be respected. It is his right to have a religion that he thinks is sacred. According to Hrafnkel’s saga, “he had a large temple built and held great sacrifices to the gods.
Reputation in Salem For the people in Salem, the reputation was everything, and in order to maintain it they did anything possible. The people related everything with the religion, having a good image in society meant having more contacts to do business with and get fair hearing. As the play started to develop,
Lastly, spirituality was designed without written rules to be edited and manipulated, without limits and boundaries, without segregation and prejudice. Spirituality is something we possess within ourselves and cannot be coerced, deceived, and compromised. That is the number one reason Native American Spirituality still exists today with or without other cultural influences. Colossian 2:8,” See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on
Many functionalists argue that religion benefits both society as a whole as well as its individual members however other sociologists may oppose this view and claim that those who do actually benefit from religion this is at the expense of others, this in itself contradicts many of the beliefs set out in religions themselves. The consensus view as posed by functionalists presents religion in a far more positive light in comparison to that put forward by Marxists and feminists for example. As in Item A, stating that religion integrates individuals into a community by instilling into them a set of shared beliefs that gives them a feeling of belonging and common identity supporting the view that religion does benefit society as a whole. On the other hand it can be viewed that those who benefit from religion is in fact at the expense of others, as stated in Item A line 5. This contradicts the positive view towards religion and poses it in a much more negative light.
Law is the stories and songs, the ceremonies and naming of everything, it is the rules by which Indigenous Australians live, it is their spiritual connection and responsibility to their country and Kin (Harvey in Crowden, 2013, p.117). These traditional aspects, are significantly correlated with spirituality "and are important determinants of health" (Hampton., & Toombs, 2013b, p. 78; Poroch et al., 2009, p.