Syllabus
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Course Code: M-SOCE-023 Course Name: Sociology of Religion |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Religion: Definition, Functions and Dysfunctions; Ethics and Morality; Fission Tendencies- Sect and Cults; Ritual Beliefs and Practices; Religion and Science; Scientology |
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| 2 | Perspectives on Religion: Frazer, Durkheim, Marx and Weber; New Religious Movements; |
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| 3 | Conceptual Categories: Spiritualism, Divinity, Transcendentalism, Communalism and Secularism; Clash of Civilizations; Commodification of Rituals. |
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| 4 | Religion of India: Orientalism v/s Occidentalism; Religious Demography; Religious Identity and Conflict; Religion and Politics; Religion and Economy; Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism. |
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