Email this article 
On the Social Nature of Monotheistic and Ethnic Religions
- Authors: Kapishin AE1
-
Affiliations:
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
- Issue: No 2 (2012)
- Pages: 5-13
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/view/6151
Cite item
Full Text
Abstract
The article presents criticism of a widely spread assertion of the progressive nature of the world's monotheistic religions. The author identifies the differences in understanding the social nature of religions in different cultures: religion as private faith; religion as the duty of respect towards the community, its Gods and ancestors; religion as the path of cognition. Ethnic religions are considered, primarily, as social ones; while metaphysical religions are viewed as religions of the elites.
Keywords
About the authors
A E Kapishin
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: poliarnik@yandex.ru
Кафедра социологии; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
References
- Gegel' G.F.V. Filosofiya istorii. - M., 1994.
- Genon R. Ocherki o traditsii i metafizike. - SPb., 2000.
- Ivanova L.V. Induizm. - M., 2003.
- Kpling R. Bremya belogo cheloveka // Izbrannoe. - M., 1980.
- Kont O. Kurs pozitivnoi filosofii. - M., 1971.
- Krotov Ya. Otkrytoe khristianstvo: URL: http://berkovichzametki.com/Nomer6/Krotov1.htm
- Kulanzh de, F. Grazhdanskaya obshchina drevnego mira. - SPb., 1906.
- Makkalokh D. Religiya drevnikh kel'tov. - M., 2004.
- Ono S., Vudard U. Sintoizm. - M., 2007.
- Popper K. Otkrytoe obshchestvo i ego vragi. - M., 1992.
- Spenser G. Osnovnye nachala. - SPb., 1897.
- Tokvil' de, A. Staryi poryadok i revolyutsiya. - SPb., 2008.
- Feirebakh L. Izbrannye filosofskie proizvedeniya. T.2 - M., 1955.
- Shaid D. Religiya rimlyan. - M., 2006.
- Shuon F. Ochevidnost' i taina. Izbrannye trudy. - M., 2007.
- Yum D. Estestvennaya istoriya religii. - M., 2007.
