In an analytic definition of religion, the study of the organization and leadership of a religious system represents the: Group of answer choices

social dimension

ritual dimension

institutional dimension

narrative dimension

The answer is: institutional dimension.

Explanation:

There are different perspectives from which to study religion and its role in society, from an anthropologic sense. The analytic perspective and definition focuses on how religion is manifested in society; but there are several ways in which a religion can manifest itsel, therefore, the analytic definition is also segregated in different dimensions. Every religion has a social dimension as well as narrative, institutional and ritual dimension. The study of the organization of a particular religion, its leaderships, structure and bureaucracy, corresponds to the institutional dimension. There is a lot that can be learned from studying religious systems as institutions.