"What is Bread?" The Anthropology of Belief

In this article, I contrast the ideal-typical models for the verification of belief proposed by Max Weber (external and meaning-centered) and Emile Durkheim (internal and emotional). I then put forward a continuum of types of belief legitimization based on these models and place the articles in this...

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Published in:Ethos (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2012-09, Vol.40 (3), p.341-357
Main Author: Lindholm, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
belief
Belief & doubt
Beliefs
Buddhism
Christianity
comparative analysis
Corroboration
Cross cultural studies
Cultural anthropology
Divinity
Durkheim
Emotions
Faith
Islam
Karma
Meaning
Quakers
religion
Religious practices
Truth
Verification
Weber
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Summary:In this article, I contrast the ideal-typical models for the verification of belief proposed by Max Weber (external and meaning-centered) and Emile Durkheim (internal and emotional). I then put forward a continuum of types of belief legitimization based on these models and place the articles in this collection within this framework to demonstrate the complex interplay between modes of belief corroboration and to provide a theoretical basis for making cross-cultural comparisons of belief maintenance.
ISSN:0091-2131
1548-1352
DOI:10.1111/j.1548-1352.2012.01261.x