The Sacred and the Profane
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The Sacred and Profane
in Religion
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Externalization
Creating Symbols
Peter Berger, The Sacred Canopy
ObjectificationInternalization
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Structure - resistant to change
Structure and Process in Religion
Process - action and movement
Roberts, Religion in Sociological Perspective
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We have profound impact on each other
Symbolic Interaction Theory
Act on basis of meaningMeanings derived through interactionSymbols have meaning beyond themselves
Roberts, Religion in Sociological Perspective
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Ambiguous situations
Social Construction of Reality
Roberts, Religion in Sociological Perspective
Look to each other for definitions
We ‘construct’ reality
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Emile Durkheim1858 - 1917
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Sacred - religion
Sacred and Profane
Profane - everything else
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Sacred Realm
Profane
SymbolsRituals
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Sacred Realm
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Rudolf Otto1869 - 1937
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mysterium tremendum et fascinans
the mysterious, tremendous, and fascinating
The Holy
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provokes awe and fear
unapproachable
power, energy, urgency
wholly ‘otherness’
fascination and attraction
The Holy
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experience of the Holy
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Andrew Greeley
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What we value we raise
to the level of the sacred
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meaningful interpretation of events
need for relatedness with others
The Sacred Experience
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intensity
frequency
Non-rational religious experiences vary:
context
content
Those who value them, have them
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“The totality of human products.”
Culture
Peter Berger, The Sacred Canopy
“Religion is the attempt to see the universe as humanly significant.”
Religion
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References
Berger, Peter (1967). The Sacred Canopy. NY: Random House.
Roberts, Keith (2000). Religion in Sociological Perspective. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
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