The following points highlight the two important theories regarding the evolution of religion. The theories are: 1. Animism 2. Naturism. Theory # 1. Animism: According to animism, the idea of the soul (anima) is central to religion. Hence the name animism. According to E.B. Tylor, primitive man hit upon the idea of soul because of […]
Evolution of Religion: 2 Theories
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Central Idea of Social Evolution as Depicted by Max Weber
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This article provides information about the central idea of social evolution depicted by Max Weber, L.T. Hobhouse and Talcott Parsons: Max Weber has examined the question of development of human society in the context of his study on capitalism. He pointed out that capitalism, as a symbol of progress, emerged out of rationalisation of work […]
Idea of Spencer on Social Evolution (Short Essay)
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This article provides information about the idea of spencer on social evolution: Spencer propagated that all through the ages there had been social evolution from a simple, uniform or homogenous structure to a complex multifold or heterogeneous one. Thus he drew an analogy between the living organism and human society in explaining their progress through […]