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