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Volume : III, Issue : VII, August - 2013

Jain And Llngayata Religions In India : A Sociological Perspective

Suryakant B. Ghugare

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

Religion is closely related to society. Religion contributes to the formation, maintenance and continuation of social order. Thomas O'Dea clarifies, "Religion is one of the important institutional structures making up the total social system".2 Religion is also a basic need of human beings. Archie J.Balm says, "Religion is man's quest for his ultimate value".3 D.S.Sharma points out, "Religion is the highest need of human nature. Just as our bodies require food for their substance and our minds require knowledge for their expansion, so do our souls require religious experience for their perfection."4 Religion is the revelation of an individual and social life. Kingsley Davis clarifies, "So universal, permanent and pervasive is religion in human society that unless we understand it thoroughly, we shall fail to understand society".5

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Suryakant B. Ghugare, (2013). Jain And Llngayata Religions In India : A Sociological Perspective. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2703.pdf

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  1. Radcliff- Brown, A.R.,(1964) : Structure and Function in Primitive Society, 22 nd ed., English Language Book Society, London p. 154.
  2. O'Dea, Thomas F., (1969): The Sociology of Religion, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, p. 1.
  3. Bahm, Archie J., (1977) : The World's Living Religions, 2nd ed., Arnold, Heinemann, New Delhi, p.94.
  4. Sharma, D.S., (1971): Essence of Hinduism, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay p. 1.
  5. Davis, Kingsley,(1969) : Human Society, 24th ed., The MacMillan Company, New York p. 73.
  6. Bhattacharyya, Haridas (ed.)(1956) : The Cultural Heritage of India, Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Calcutta, vol. IV, p.3.

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