The document discusses several anthropologists and their theories on the origin of religion:
- Edward Burnett Tylor was an English anthropologist who proposed animistic theories that primitive people believed souls existed in people and nature.
- Wilhelm Schmidt was an Austrian anthropologist who proposed the Theory of Original Monotheism that basic cultures originally believed in a single high god.
- James George Frazer was a Scottish anthropologist who proposed Magic Theory that people went through phases of primitive magic, religion, and science in their understanding of the spirit world.
- Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was a German philosopher who proposed Wish Fulfilment Theory that gods and religions developed from people projecting their wishes, as they could not cope with
The document discusses several anthropologists and their theories on the origin of religion:
- Edward Burnett Tylor was an English anthropologist who proposed animistic theories that primitive people believed souls existed in people and nature.
- Wilhelm Schmidt was an Austrian anthropologist who proposed the Theory of Original Monotheism that basic cultures originally believed in a single high god.
- James George Frazer was a Scottish anthropologist who proposed Magic Theory that people went through phases of primitive magic, religion, and science in their understanding of the spirit world.
- Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was a German philosopher who proposed Wish Fulfilment Theory that gods and religions developed from people projecting their wishes, as they could not cope with
The document discusses several anthropologists and their theories on the origin of religion:
- Edward Burnett Tylor was an English anthropologist who proposed animistic theories that primitive people believed souls existed in people and nature.
- Wilhelm Schmidt was an Austrian anthropologist who proposed the Theory of Original Monotheism that basic cultures originally believed in a single high god.
- James George Frazer was a Scottish anthropologist who proposed Magic Theory that people went through phases of primitive magic, religion, and science in their understanding of the spirit world.
- Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was a German philosopher who proposed Wish Fulfilment Theory that gods and religions developed from people projecting their wishes, as they could not cope with
first study of Melanesian society and culture. His work is still held as a classic of ethnography. A. Robert Henry Codrington B. Wilhelm Schmidt C. James George Frazer D. Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach He was an English anthropologist, the founder of cultural anthropology. One of the proponent of animistic theories. According to him, Primitive people believed in souls or anima found in people (seen in dreams) and in all of nature.
A. Edward Burnett Tylor
B. Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach C. Wilhelm Schmidt D. Robert Henry Codrington He was an Austrian anthropologist and ethnologist. A proponent of Theory of Original Monotheism. In Australia and Africa, basic cultures held a common belief in a distant high god, that originally there had been one great god above all others, and that he may have been the creator of the world or the father of the many lesser deities. A. Wilhelm Schmidt B. Edward Burnett Tylor C. Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach D. Robert Henry Codrington He was a German philosopher and sociologist. One of the proponent of Wish Fulfilment Theory. He believed that Religions were developed by the few as a means to control the masses and suppress revolution as a result of the continuing struggle between classes.
A. Karl Heinrich Marx
B. Robert Henry Codrington C. Wilhelm Schmidt D. Edward Burnett Tylor He was an Austrian neurologist and founder father of psychoanalysis. His theory suggest that Religion originated from the guilt that individuals supposedly feel in hating their fathers. All males possess a similar tendency to desire our mothers and hate our fathers. As a result of this subconscious hatred and ensuing guilt, a great father image was projected in the sky called God. A. Sigmund Freud B. Robert Henry Codrington C. Wilhelm Schmidt D. Karl Heinrich Marx He was a Scottish social anthropologist and one of the proponent of Magic theory. In his theory, People had gone three phases of development concerning the spirit world: (1) primitive magic (2) religion and (3) science (wherein a rational understanding of nature is operative)
A. James George Frazer
B. Robert Henry Codrington C. Karl Heinrich Marx D. Wilhelm Schmidt He was a German philosopher and anthropologist. In his theory, There were no gods and that belief in gods was simply wish fulfilment. Troubled people who could not cope with the difficulties in life projected their wishes and developed gods and religions.
A. Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach
B. Robert Henry Codrington C. Karl Heinrich Marx D. Wilhelm Schmidt Give at least 3 theories on the origin of religion. Animistic Theories Nature-Worship Theory Theory of Original Monotheism Magic Theory Wish Fulfilment Theory
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): and Selections from A Treatise of Human Nature: And Selections from A Treatise of Human Nature