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my favourite part of anthropology of religion was comparing 2 tribes, 1 by the sea that hunted sharks and shit, low resources, to another inland that had easy access to food.
inland bunch had some really basic beliefs, was all very low key. because it was a low adversity, low risk lifestyle.
the tribe on the coast would do rituals like splaying their ass out at the ocean, to symbolize fertility and birth, so they could catch more fish and they had some other fucked up stuff. as fishing was more dangerous especially sharks and shit
and thats what religion actually is, trying to control unpredictable things. to have power over things you dont actually control. human brain doesnt like unanswered questions or being told it cant do anything about some things. just apophenia really