\nWhat is religion? \u00a0Is it about social control as Karl Marx<\/a> argues, or ritual as Auguste Compe<\/a> suggests? Could it be a virus as Richard Dawkins<\/a> contends?\n

Find out in each of the four 60 second clips below. They are all engaging and funny. They come from\u00a0 Open Culture<\/a>\u00a0and are part of the Open University series called 60 Second Adventures.<\/p>\n

I like showing them at the beginning of the year when we study different theories of religion.<\/p><\/div>\n

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