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As for Geertz's definition, a paraphrase is:
Religion is a collection of items and traditions that can evoke a particular mood and behavior in people. These items and traditions do this by creating answers to the unexplainable, and that while there can be many different sets of items and traditions, each can believe that their answers are the correct ones.
I like and I dislike Geertz's definition. I dislike the trivialization of religion that he appears to do, but at the same time, it's accurate to the point where any religion can fit under it. As much as I hate to admit it though, I have to agree with his putting of "symbols" before actual belief, because I think that now its the aura of being religious that is important, not any actual devotion to a faith. Because of that, it would be more important to have the symbols of faith (a Crucifix, a Star of David, etc...) than to actually follow it. And I know, I know, that YOU are quite devout. This is for all of those other heathens.
And that's it for the first post.
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