Of course, this all depends on what one calls "religious." There are lots of anthropologists who would argue that everyone engages in religious behavior, whether they call it that or not. Perhaps that argument is made directly somewhere in the literature, but its implicit in much of the anthropological literature that specifically discusses religion and ritual. Consider, for instance, the literature in the communication field concerning the ritual view of communication (see James Cary's work and that by his students, like Rothenbuhler), which suggests that much if not all communication is ritualistic. Consider also the specifically religious and spiritual way in which we think about communication, as described by John Peters' Speaking into the Air. --Christian Nelson On Jan 7, 2008, at 9:51 PM, Barry Saunders wrote:
I'm amused that you've just told me I'm subhuman. I'd like to see some of this 'scientific proof' that religion is necessary.
-- Barry Saunders ---- http://investigativeblog.net http://gatewatching.org http://youdecide2007.org ---- PhD Candidate // researcher http://creativeindustries.qut.edu.au http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Saunders,_Barry.html ph: 07 3138 0155 skype: barry_saunders CRICOS No. 00213J
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The theme of the month is "religious dimension of sustainable development." There is a religious dimension to the United Nations' "Millennium Development Goals" (MDGs), and there is a religious dimension to human nature and everything we do. Religion is both indispensable and dangerous. It is indispensable to attain full human development beyond the physical, biological, and intellectual levels. _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http:// listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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