Question

What does Edward Burnett Tylor’s theory of survivals emphasize?


A.

that religious customs form an important part of culture

B.

that religious customs are outdated in modern times

C.

that people will survive only if they follow religious teachings

D.

that people should use religion to justify many natural phenomena

Answer 1

Answer:

A. that religious customs form an important part of culture

Explanation:

    Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917), based on the Darwian theories of the time, defended the idea of the psychic unity of the human species in which culture developed in a progressive, linear and uniform manner. In this context, the development of cultures took place in stages, with Europe being the most advanced civilization.

    Starting from this evolutionary assumption, Tylor tried to demonstrate that the emergence and development of religion would have gone through several phases as well, starting with animism, going through an intermediate phase of polytheism and ending with monotheism.