Comparison of the views of Abu Rihan al-Biruni and Clifford Geertz on the anthropology of religion

The study of religion from an anthropological point of view is one of the most important perspectives that has met with great success in the present era. Religion has always been evaluated, analyzed and analyzed as one of the pillars of human life from various perspectives and perspectives. In the meantime, many thinkers in different fields such as theology, philosophy, sociology and anthropology have studied the dimensions of religion from different perspectives. On the one hand, the ideas of great anthropologists such as Ibn Khaldun and al-Biruni, and on the other hand, the ideas of people like Clifford Geertz (the most important anthropologist of the present age) have played a role in shaping and developing the anthropology of religion. The present article seeks to analyze and evaluate the theological ideas of al-Biruni and Clifford Geertz by focusing on their approach to religion. In this way, while addressing this issue, issues such as the definition of religion, the origin of religion, the role or approach of religion from the perspective of these two thinkers are addressed.