June 19, 2019 – Self Study for Anthropology

Anthropology I

I.5.4 Myths and Rituals

Self Study for UPSC Posted on June 19, 2019November 23, 2020

Myth Ritual Believed to be truthful accounts of the past, the narrative that gives religious sanctity and sacred character to the account, and is often associated with ritual is called myth. All myths may not actually depend on the past and necessarily do not deal with sacred, yet they refer to or hinge upon such […]

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I.2.2.2 Culture and Society

Self Study for UPSC Posted on June 19, 2019

Culture Society Culture is the sum total of learned, shared and socially transmitted behaviour that includes ideas, values, and customs of groups of people. A fairly large number of people living in the same territory constitute a society.Members of a society share a common language, which facilitates day-to-day exchanges with others and participate in a […]

Anthropology I

I. 2.2.1 THE CONCEPT OF SOCIETY

Self Study for UPSC Posted on June 19, 2019November 17, 2020

The roots of the term society can be traced to the Latin word socius which means companionship or friendship. Everyone often defines society as an aggregation or collection of individuals. But in anthropology, the term “society” refers not just to a group of people but to a complex pattern of norms of interaction that exist […]