It can be a highly organised society that sets itself apart, with its own unique culture expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, philosophical standards, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, meditative techniques, and detailed rules of ethical behavior and law. ... Other similar aspects between these formal and secular religions include where they congregate (Formal church, Secular -Sports field), ceremonies (Formal Lent, Secular matches), givings (Formal offering, Secular membership fees), standards (Formal Bible , Secular Rules), authority (Formal gods, Secula...

• Word Count: 1009
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As soon as man breaks out of his mothers womb and emerges from the ruins of his sweet infantile world he sees around him a complex world with rich dialects, resplendent art, diverse ideas and beliefs and fascinating rituals and ceremonies. ...

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This novel is divided into two broad sections: "The Ebb:Bhata" and "The Tide:Jowar." The Hungry Tide is set in the Sundarbans, an archipelago of hundreds of scattered islands, some densely populated while others completely uninhabited, at the mohona of several rivers in the Bay of Bengal. Here the...

• Word Count: 3979
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Contact with them was considered impure; society had been structured without taking their existence into account; they could not even live in the cities nor participate in religious ceremonies, nor at the ouset have a religion of their own. ...

• Word Count: 5359
• Approx Pages: 21
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate