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Anthropology of Religion Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

Anthropological approaches to religion — animism, animatism and the evolution of religious belief; magic, science and religion; myth, ritual, totem and taboo; and the roles of shaman, priest and medicine man.

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Syllabus context

Paper I 6 — Religion, Magic, Ritual and Religious Specialists

All year-wise Anthropology of Religion questions

2026 Myth as oral literature. Answer 2026 How do religious beliefs help people to devise cultural mechanisms to adapt to their environment? Discuss in detail with appropriate examples. Answer 2025 Critically examine James Frazer's theory of evolutionism. Elucidate the place of religion in modernity. Answer 2023 How did Clifford Geertz look at religion ? Differentiate between anthropological and psychological approaches to the study of religion. Answer 2022 Shaman, sorcerer and medicine man. Soon 2021 Animism and Deep Ecology Answer 2019 Critically explain the anthropological approaches to religion. Answer 2018 Difference between Science and Magic Answer 2017 Difference between religion and magic Answer 2017 Discuss the different traditional forms of religion in tribal societies. Answer 2016 Totemism Answer 2016 Critically examine different Anthropological approaches to Religion. Answer 2015 How do you relate the concepts of 'Sacred' and 'Profane' in Durkheim's theory of religion with a focus on the role of totem ? Answer 2014 What is understood by 'Rites of Passage' ? Describe the various phases of the 'Rites of Passage' and their significance. Answer

Anthropology of Religion

14 questions

1(a) Animism and Deep Ecology

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 5. Religion > Forms of religion > Animism
2021Paper IAnthropology of ReligionModel answer available

1(c) Myth as oral literature.

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > Religion, Myth and Ritual > Myth > Myth as oral literature
2026Paper IAnthropology of ReligionModel answer available

1(d) Totemism

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 5. Religion > Forms of religion > Totemism
2016Paper IAnthropology of ReligionModel answer available