Religion and Society in India – Religious Communities: Overview

Religious Communities in India: India is regarded as the largest democracy on planet Earth; the pillars of democracy are built on the strong and diverse shoulders of its countrymen. The Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four major religions of the world, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. India is home to these four religions … Read more

A Complete Information about Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, Delhi

A brief history of the Akshardham Temple at Delhi: The Akshardham Temple complex (also known as AT complex) was constructed by the Bochasanwari Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) in the year 2005. The BAPS is a subgroup of the Swaminarayan movement lead by Bhagwan Swaminarayan as a part of the Bhakti traditions. Swaminarayan, having … Read more

Cultural Diffusion : Definition, Elements and Characteristics

what is culture and culture diffusion Culture or Cultural diffusion is simultaneous and is such a process which cannot be stopped, as it is not an act which people do consciously; it is a process of showing the way to development, and human is created with an intention to get developed. Culture is defined as … Read more

Types of Religion : sacramental, prophetic and mystical

Types of Religion Problems are universal in this world, humans are continuously making efforts to understand those problems, but there are still such problems which are still beyond the reach and thoughts. Humans can make biological reason which can explain the reasons for the birth of a human but cannot explain the concepts behind the … Read more

Protestant ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism : Summary

Max Weber was a German philosopher. He was deeply influenced by many other sociologists and thinkers such as Karl Marx, Immanuel Kant, etc. The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism was regarded as the most important work of Weber. PART 1 – The Problem Religious Affiliation and Social Stratification    According to Weber, if … Read more

Rationalization – Meaning, Types and Rationalization of Society

Rationalization by its literal term means, efforts made to explain an individual’s behavior or behavior or attitude of anything under process. It is a process through which emotional actions and thoughts are explained and justified by logic and rational thinking by facts, by theories, by such data which is collected through surveys: through this process … Read more