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MSOE-3 Solved Assignment English Medium 2023-24 for July 2023 and January 2024 Session

M.S.O.E-3 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Elective Course in M.A. Sociology

Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Maximum Marks: 100 

Weightage: 30% 

Programme Code: MSO

Course Code: MSOE-003

 Assignment Code: MSOE-003/AST/TMA/2023-24

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Discuss the functional interpretation of religion. 
2. Discuss the role of religious specialists in society with reference to the perspective of Max Weber.
3. Critically examine the relationship between religion and economy. 
4. Explain the concept of sacrifice with reference to Nuer society. 
5. Discuss the relationship between ascetic Protestantism and capitalism. 

Section-II

6. Explain religion as a system of symbols. 
7. Explain the European concept of secularism. 
8. Compare and contrast the concepts of fundamentalism and communalism. 
9. Discuss the emergence and spread of Christianity in India. 
10. Examine the social context of the emergence of Buddhism. 

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