Burkert also says that religious beliefs come after religious practice; ie, you start doing weird stuff because you feel guilt...
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Burkert also says that religious beliefs come after religious practice; ie, you start doing weird stuff because you feel guilt about the primal cannibalism, and then you invent a god to justify why you're doing weird stuff.
That is the dumbest-ass mid-20th century attempt to reconcile religion with Freudianism, I love it.