| A | B |
| FRAZER | "first magic, then religion, then science" |
| FREUD | "religion is a childish obsession which humankind will outgrow" |
| DURKHEIM | "Religion reflects and reinforces social cohesion" |
| JAMES | "Judge religions by their fruits, not their roots" |
| MALINOWSKI | "People use the best available technology, and turn to religion when it is not adequate" |
| MULLER | "Religion began as confused speech" |
| MARX | "Religion is the opiate of the masses" |
| OTTO | "Religion is an emotional encounter with the Holy" |
| TYLOR | "Religion began with the attempt to deal with ghosts" |
| LEVI-STRAUSS | "The structure of a society's religion parallels the structure of the society's social organization and language" |
| VAN GENNEP | "Religion helps people journey through life's stages and crisis with rites of passage" |
| ELIADE | "Each religion must be considered within its own unique phenomenological context." |