IGNOU BSOC 106 2025 2026 - Explain Life-Cycle Rituals with suitable examples.

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Explain Life-Cycle Rituals with suitable examples.

17 Feb 2026

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Word Count : 280

Life-cycle rituals are religious and social ceremonies that mark significant transitions in an individual’s life, such as birth, puberty, marriage, and death. In the sociology of religion, these rituals are understood as rites of passage that structure human life according to culturally defined stages. Arnold van Gennep identified three phases in such rituals: separation, transition (liminality), and incorporation. Through these stages, individuals move from one social status to another while reaffirming collective beliefs

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