There are some scholars — such as James McLenon and Stephen Sanderson, who contend that shamanic techniques of healing played in an important role in the evolution of religion. I tend to agree and discussed the issue in “Judge Not and Be Persuaded (or Healed):
“Essential to McClenon’s argument is that the people being treated by [...]
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Sociologists such as Robert Bellah and Stephen Sanderson approach the origins and development of religion from an historical perspective that draws heavily on notions of political economy and social change. Their work differs greatly from the cultural evolutionists (such as Morgan and Tylor) that are negatively and normatively associated with early anthropology. Rather than attempting [...]
