interp
religious phenomemon
western parameters

relision
anthro approach
exocticization of african traditions
justifies third world subordination

we think in west
entrenched
we are at the vanguard of the modern
modern and tradition
divides what is rational and mystical

existing theotretical frameworks
fetishism
3fold schemes
intellectual evolutionism
armchair anthro
magic---trad subsahar
religious explic
science

let us reflect

magic religion science
we are all prods of west world views
dualities
logic
scient meth
why?
industrilism
linear time
west wld view
blatant contradiction
magic and sci based on natural law
implicit contradiction

history of this thought first
schools of thought
colonizing

functionalism
religion is a reflex of the social order
phenomenological
rel as a phenomen of the people

focus on  symbols and rituals
viktor turner
rituals storehouses of symbols


theological approach
flawed
comparative approach
more impt
not enough time
any would take a comparative approach

taken apart from culturak approach

we christianize them

working def of relig

treat as etwas not sharply defined
class of metaphorical stmts.

consider religion as an exploratory view of the world

no surplus value

quote
william james
treat relig sentiment
for many sentiments
contains nothing  of psychological
relig fear
relig love
no one elementary emo
but a storehouse of relig emotions
no specific

postmodern
philosophical approach
relig not a phenomem
must take into acct culture itself

scietif
and mystic
are theoret schemes
both deserve respect
19602s berkely
psychadelic anthro
anthro of transpers
or of consciousness
maps
maria dobka del rios
old guard never took it
ayuasca

wade phillips
serpent and the rainbow
book
film 1st 20 min
zombies

stephen rea
power of voodoo
pasadena