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(Dys-Functionalist Theory of Religion) Lag Ba’Omer Coronavirus (Dying for God)

Posted on May 11, 2020 by zjb

Going back to Durkheim, sociologists of religion who assume a functionalist interpretation of religion look to religion and ritual as something that brings and holds a society together, regenerates it. A dys-functionalist approach to the study of religion and ritual … Continue reading →

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Affective Partisanship & Ideological Partisanship (Theories of Religion Redux)

Posted on November 6, 2019 by zjb

[h/t Joshua Garoon] This op-ed by Thomas Edsall here at the NYT about the relationship between group partisanship and ideology reminds me of arguments in theories of religion going back to Marx-Durkheim and Weber that touch upon contemporary affect studies. … Continue reading →

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