Official Religion

  1. Official model of a religion is a coherent and consolidated meaning system.
  2. Official religion also characteristically prescribes a set of norms and regulations consistent with the group’s doctrine.
  3. Each religion has a set of observances and devotions by which its meaning system is ritually expressed.
  4. Official religion also typically uses ritual specialists…
  5. Official religion typically organizes itself as a specialized association.
  6. Indvidual religiosity in official religion can be described in terms of its conformity to the official model.

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