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Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in M.A. Sociology
MSOE-003: Sociology of Religion
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Maximum Marks: 100 Programme Code: MSO
Weightage: 30% Course Code: MSOE-003
Assignment Code: MSOE-003/AST/TMA/2022-2023
Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each Section. Your answer should
be in about 500 words each.
Section-I
1. Describe and discuss the sociological perspective on religion. 20
2. Discuss the elements of soul and sacrifice in religious beliefs. 20
3. What is the “okka”? Discuss with examples. 20
4. Explain T.N. Madan’s view of non-renunciation with suitable example. 20
5. Explain Weber’s perspective on the origins of the spirit of capitalism. 20
Section-II
6. Explain phenomenology of religion with special reference to Peter Bergers’
view.
20
7. Discuss the main features of communalism and fundamentalism. 20
8. Discuss Clifford Geertz’s approach to the understanding of religion. 20
9. What is a pluralist society? Describe any one of the major religious teachings. 20
10. Describe the Indian experience in the realm of secularism and secularization. 20
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