July 2024 and January 2025
Assignment I
Answer the following Descriptive Category questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks.
- Discuss the social significance of religion festivals.
- Highlight the contribution of Van Gennep to the understanding of life-cycle rituals.
Assignment II
Answer the following Middle Category questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks.
- How do religious beliefs affect economic behaviour?
- Explain Weber’s understanding of magician.
- Explain the sociological perspective on religion.
Assignment III
Answer the following Short Category questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6 marks.
- In what way is sangh different from ecclesia.
- What is totemism?
- What are the factors affecting the relationship between politics and religion.
- Outline Tylor’s perspective on religion.
- Explain the notion of ‘sacred’.
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