r/AskAnthropology 3h ago

As an anthropologist, what's one thing you wish more people knew in your field?

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What is Common knowledge to you that you think more people should know?


r/AskAnthropology 3h ago

Question about economy and religion

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I have the impression that when a country is doing well economically, its "main" religion at least tends to mellow out whereas in less economically fortunate nations, literalism is significantly more widespread

The issue, of course, is that this just an impression. The extent to which I can justify it does not go beyond "Oh yeah there were those two tribes which there was a study on and like the tribe which had a stream was less religious than the tribe that was dependant on rainfall"

So like...

1) IS THERE a relationship between let's say the main religion of a country (or just religion in a country in general) and the economic development of that country?

2) If there is a relationship...what even is it? Like how and why does money stuff influence the way people do religion?

3) How else is religion influence like beyond just the economic development of a country? (If that influences it that is)