Sociological theories of religion
Key points
- Functionalist theory of religion
- Marxist perspective on religion
- Weberian perspective on religion
- Psychological theories of religion
Previous year questions
Questions asked from this topic in UPSC Sociology Optional:
- How does a multicultural society accommodate diversities of all kinds- ethnic, linguistic and religious? Discuss its major challenges.
- What is Taylorism? Analyze its merits and demerits.
- Are all world religious patriarchal Substantiate your answer with examples?
- Give an assessment of Durkheimian notion of ‘sacred’ and ‘profane’ in sociology of religion.
- How is Durkheim’s theory of religion different from Max Weber’s theory of Religion?