Chapter 10

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Reading Assignment: Chapter 10, Religious Adaptation and Change

As you read, consider the following questions and/or ideas:

What role does religion play in the survival of a society?
The adaptive functions of the Hebrew forbidden pig
The adaptive functions of the Hindu sacred cow

Video Lectures

	Introduction to Religious Adaptation and Change (WMV) (MOV)
	Changes in Mormon Modesty (WMV) (MOV)
	Adaptation of Religious Symbolism (WMV) (MOV)
	Societal Hierarchies and Perceptions of Deity (WMV) (MOV)
	Adaptation (WMV) (MOV)
	Secularization (WMV) (MOV)
	Revitalization Movements (WMV) (MOV)
	The Future of Religion (WMV) (MOV)
	Conclusion to chapter 10 (WMV) (MOV)

Lecture Notes

Chapter 10 lecture notes (PDF)

Quiz

Chapter 10 quiz (HTML)

Additional Resources

Biography of Emile Durkheim - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Durkheim
Durkheim's Theories - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Durkheim#Theories_and_Ideas
Witch Hunts - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchhunt
Islamic Fundamentalism - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_fundamentalism
Nativistic Movements - http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/195.html

Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. admin. (2005, August 02). Chapter 10. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Free Online Course Materials — USU OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.usu.edu/Anthropology/Anthropology_of_Religion/topic10.htm. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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