 | Learning Objectives (See related pages)
How does Edward Norbeck's definition of religion help us better understand what function religion serves cross-culturally? |
 |  |  | Is there any connection between our large brain and the universality of religion? |
 |  |  | How might have religion evolved? |
 |  |  | What are some of the variable features of religious systems, and how might we explain this variation? |
 |  |  | Is there a connection between subsistence level and a culture's religion? |
 |  |  | What is the significance of the different basic kinds of supernatural beings or forces? |
 |  |  | Is there some connection between the personality of the supernatural and a society's child-rearing habits? |
 |  |  | What is the difference between a shaman and a priest? |
 |  |  | What distinguishes magic from witchcraft? |
 |  |  | How is the origin of Christianity connected with Judaism? |
 |  |  | How may we study a religion as a part of the cultural system that practices it? |
 |  |  | What were the religious traditions that established the Holiness Church and the Holy Ghost People? |
 |  |  | What is the relationship between religion and law in American culture? |
 |  |  | What are legal systems, and how do they function? |
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