Contents 1. Social stratification 2. Characteristics of social stratification 3. Origins of social stratification 4. Social stratification in Bangladesh 5. Religious stratification In Bangladesh 6. Caste systems among Hindus 7. Caste systems among Muslims All societies arrange their members in terms of superiority‚ inferiority and equality. The vertical scale of evaluation‚ this placing of people in strata‚ or layers is called stratification. Social stratification is a natural
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Unit 4: Social Institutions 4.1 Social Institutions 4.2 Varna and Caste 4.3 Communities 4.4 Marriage 4.5 Family Introduction: In the Maratha society the theocratic principles predominated the idea of God was so all prevailing that everything else subordinated to it. The Marathas were the religious minded people and perhaps they were ready to do everything for their dharma what they did not do for their own selves. The structure of the Maratha social organisation was based on various systems
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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appeared to be reverberating with the touch of light‚ air‚ affection‚ love‚ bliss‚ joy and electricity‚ as if embedded in a supernatural flute. Although he might have been influenced by the romantic movements of the time‚ the Brahma Samaj‚ the Bauls‚ Sufism or the Vedanta philosophy of Upanishads‚ those views were in some respects Tagore’s very own. We can very well comprehend how his spirit was liberated by connecting with the universe‚ the nature and the environment which surrounded him‚ by looking
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“The American Climbing the Ranks of ISIS” is a very well written piece by Graeme Wood which explores the journey of a young rebellious white American from a military family into a terrorist organization. The author tells a story of Yahya Abu Hasan (born as John Georgelas)‚ a man originating from a Greek-America military family‚ and how events throughout his life landed him into a top rank of ISIS. The most intriguing element of the story is the author’s sterling ability to draw a connection between
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WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY DURING THE MIDDLE AGES The rise and expansion of Islam‚ after the foundation by Mohammed‚ is an amazing story. Ultimately‚ the Muslims‚ as the believers of Islam are called‚ started a world-wide faith that today makes up the world’s second largest religious group after Christians. The role and status of women within Islam is one of essential contribution to its origins and continuation‚ but ever-changing roles. Mohammed could not have founded Islam alone. Marriage to
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David Miller Professor Rhone AN101- FINAL EXAM 2. Barbara Miller‚ in her text‚ Anthropology Matters‚ defines religious syncretism as elements of tow or more religions that blend together. Miller also states that religious syncretism is most likely to occur when aspects of two religions form a close match with each other. As members of world religions have moved around the globe‚ religious beliefs and practices have become contextualized and locally specific. The five major world religions that
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become one of the many features of “accepted wisdom” […]‚ in any case an assumption of a close relationship between the Uzbeks and the Yasavi Order‚ with or without any details‚ has become a stock feature of both general and specialized treatments of Sufism in Central Asia.” [ DeWeese 298]. Also‚ there is a need to mention that beside Ahmad Yasavi being a “national saint” for the nomadic Uzbeks‚ Yasavian order was not alien to some other nations and cultures
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system. It was a system of rank and position. As far as understanding religion in medieval is cocernedd‚ us and European scholors lead there. They focus on matters such as state policies towards religious policies‚ religion conflicts‚ etc.study of Sufism had also played an important role in understanding the interaction between muslim and non- muslim
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What is Islam Islam ‚ [Arab.‚=submission to God]‚ world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent.‚ Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). An adherent to Islam is a Muslim [Arab.‚=one who submits]. Believers Worldwide There are more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide‚ fewer than one fifth of whom are Arab. Islam is the principal religion of much of Asia‚ including Indonesia (which has the world ’s largest Muslim population)
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