Religion
Title: Religion
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 1394 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Religion
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 1394 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Place and Function of Religion in Society
In its simplest form any religion may be seen as a belief system. This system may affect values, laws, customs, rites and general behaviour patterns. Religion may affect the individual, group, community or nation. It may play a peripheral or an integral role within society. Its structure may be as complex as any large organisational bureaucracy or as simple as a two-way relationship between a person and
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is a universal habit in most religions to regard death as a punishment for man's misdeeds. Christians explain that death came into the world as a result of man's wicked ways. Many people attempt to perpetuate themselves beyond death within the structure and meaning of their religion. The belief in life after death by way of either reincarnation or an immortal soul is perhaps one of the most magnetic and mystic components of all religions.