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The document discusses defining religion and examines definitions from Emile Durkheim and William James. Durkheim defines religion as a unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things, which can include gods/spirits but also natural objects. James defines religion as individual feelings, acts and experiences that relate people to whatever they consider divine, including concrete deities or other objects reacted to solemnly. While both address beliefs and relation to divine concepts, Durkhei

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Sarah Whylly

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