BSOC-106 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION in English Solved Question Paper June 2022

BSOC-106 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION in English Solved Question Paper June 2022

SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Course Code: BSOC-106

B.A. (HONOURS) SOCIOLOGY

(BASOH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022

BSOC-106 : SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer any five questions in about 400 words
each. All questions carry equal marks.

1. What is Calvinism ? Outline its main features. 20
2. Discuss Malinowski’s understanding of Ritual. 20
3. Explain the social significance of religious
festivals. 20
4. What is a pilgrimage ? Explain Turner’s typology
of pilgrimages. 20
5. Explain Weber’s viewpoint on Priests. 20

6. Explain the dichotomy between sacred and
profane. 20
7. What is animism ? Explain with reference to the
contribution of E.B. Tylor. 20
8. Write short notes on any two of the following : 10+10
(a) Cult
(b) Rites of Passage
(c) Prophet
(d) Sufism