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Religions Movements

In the early days a civilization unified through religion and its view towards humanity, culture, and behaviour. As per several discriminations in the political and religious movement, it is obvious that these are the primary reasons.

According to various studies based on historical studies and research, it is obvious that in the world people from different religious views have faced severe issues due to geographical changes as well as climate changes as per their movement towards another area. According to the study, it is vital to emphasise the main concerns associated with religious activity and its impact on how This Civilization came to an End. Therefore it is necessary to emphasise the political impact and how social hierarchy influences to divide the entire civilization as well as the impact on the religious movement. Various status and historical perspectives clearly identify religious issues as the key variables linked with religious movements and place a premium on social stability.

Importance of the religious movement

Various research investigating the religious and cultural impact on civilization have concluded that the concept of religious movement has a bigger impact on religious movement and is impacted by social bias, which is how this civilisation came to an end. According to a study on political movements in society based on diverse theological perspectives, it is critical to discuss the impact of social hierarchy and how it creates a social distance among society’s members

What was the fundamental cause of the religious movement?

Based on the historical research studies it is obvious that the European cultural impact on this movement has a significant contribution. Therefore the people of the country reformed a revolutionary movement to construct the religious movement. The European influence and the revolution of the religious movement had a severe impact on the country as well as the process initiated from Bengal after which it spread across the country. The primary issues of the religious revolution were based on the expansion of western education in Indian culture. The British colonial tries to develop their policy in the country at the same time it is also obvious that the people of the country also revolted against them against several issues and policies that strengthened the hands of the British Indian government. The religious revelation has a deeper impact on the movement of Indian independence. 

Name of movement 

Founder

Year

Type

Sikh Dharma International

Harbhajan Singh Khalsa

1969

Sikh movement

Anglo-Saxon Federation of America

Howard Rand

1928

British Israelism

The Church of God (Jerusalem Acres)

Kent

1957

White Trinitarian Holiness Pentecostal

Neo-Buddhist movement

Ambedkar

1956

Neo-Buddhism (Navayana)

Neo-Hinduism or Reform Hinduism

 

c. 1830

Hinduism

Brahmo Samaj

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

1828

Brahmo religion

Arya Samaj

Maharshi Dayananda

1875

Hinduism

Ramakrishna Movement

Swami Vivekananda

late 19th century

Hinduism

Effects of religious movement on government

According to several studies, membership in and withdrawal from an NRM assisted many former members in resolving or ameliorating past vulnerabilities, as well as initiating a shift toward more autonomy and the ability to handle the ambiguity and unpredictability of mainstream social life. The place of religion in today’s global civil society is debatable. Several works have been written in recent years that indicate the expansion of religion as a factor influencing political behaviour, contrary to secularisation theorists’ forecasts for decades. 

How did the religious movement impact ancient India?

On a political, cultural, and economic level, religion has always influenced Indian culture. Because Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism all originated in India, there is a sense of pride linked with the country’s rich religious past. The socio-religious movements in India can be studied under a number of topics. One method to categorise the movements is by religion. Reform movements could be divided into four categories: (1) Hindu reform, (2) Muslim reform, (3) Sikh reform, and (4) Parsi reform are the four categories of reform. The socio-religious reform movements had far-reaching and long-lasting effects, particularly on societal problems like as purdah, child marriage, hypergamy, dowry, and sex-based inequity. According to the concept of cast discrimination, many civilized countries have lost their cultural heritage as well as destroyed their social community. Cast discrimination emerges several issues that create a barrier in the social relationship and create differences among the people. This notion also harms the educational and cultural policy of a country.

Conclusion

As per the revolution of the civilised country, every person of the nation is trying to implement a reflexive policy that influences every individual as well as insist the British government withdraw their policy. 

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