Question

Explain the intellectualist theories of religion.this question of answer give we

Answer 1

Sociological and anthropological theories about religion (or theories of religion) generally attempt to explain the origin and function of religion.[1] These theories define what they present as universal characteristics of religious belief and practice.

HistoryEdit

From presocratic times, ancient authors advanced prescientific theories about religion.[2]Herodotus (484 – 425 BCE) saw the gods of Greece as the same as the gods of Egypt.[3] Euhemerus (about 330 – 264 BCE) regarded gods as excellent historical persons whom admirers eventually came to worship.[3]
Scientific theories, inferred and tested by thecomparative method, emerged after data from tribes and peoples all over the world became available in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2]Max Müller (1823-1900) has the reputation of having founded the scientific study of religion; he advocated a comparative method that developed into comparative religion.[4]Subsequently, Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) and others questioned the validity of abstracting a general theory of all religions.[5]