Mysore Narasimachar Srinivas was born in 1916 in Mysore. He belonged to a Brahmin Family and studied various areas like caste, society, religion and so on. He brought up various ideas related to sociology. He published a book called ‘Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India’. It put forward a new approach to … Read more
New religious movement (NRM), also referred to as the New age movement or Alternate spirituality, is a religious or spiritual group that has its roots in modern-day and has an important position in the country’s religious culture. They could either be newly originated ones or part of some religion. In the latter, they are different … Read more
Sect and cult are two words which, in today’s world are considered derogatory, are omitted by many scholars. But, their usage was originally considered scholarly. Even in French, German, Italian and Spanish, this word is not really used anymore. Let’s now understand what exactly these two words are. Sect: The word ‘Sect’ is derived from … Read more
Religion and science are the two crucial elements of human life. They don’t refer to the same thing and are different from one another in several ways. This article intends to talk about this difference and help you understand it better. Religion: The word ‘religion’ was derived from the Latin word ‘religionem’ which refers to … Read more
The history of the existence of witchcraft is far extending. It was there in different cultures, present, past, and in ancient as well as modern and advanced cultures. Due to its variation across different cultures and societies, it is hard to define it precisely. It is often thought of as the practice of using spiritual … Read more
Theism refers to a belief in a god or any higher power. Polytheism is a type of theism, it refers to a belief in more than one deity or god. These deities (which are a part of the polytheistic religion) come together to form a Pantheon- which is a group of a particular set of … Read more
Ritualism is derived from Robert Merton’s strain theory. According to him tension in the society arises from the fact that the resources in the society are to equally divided among people to achieve cultural values and goals. when one does not have the resources to reach goals, they adopt other ways to attain goals, based … Read more
