How Does The Theory Of Unilineal Evolution Reflected The Ideology Of Colonialism?
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The religion of Christianity in my opinion, is a perfect example of how the theory of unilineal evolution “reflected” the ideology of colonialism. Edward Tylor explains that all religions started out with beliefs in spiritual beings. (Stein 17) However, Tylor claims that the religions of “civilized” societies include the beliefs of gods and souls, while the “primitive” societies focused their beliefs in spirits and ghosts. (Stein 17) I believe that Christianity is a form of European ethnocentrism within colonialism because; the purpose of Christianity at this particular time was to convert the indigenous societies of the Americas in order to become a part of the “civilized” European society. One of the reasons the Europeans believed in