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Download Solution PDFWho was the propounder of religious theory of origin of caste?
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RPSC 2nd Grade Social Science - 2015 Official Paper
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Option 4 : Hocart and Senart
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Hocart and Senart.Key Points
- Hocart and Senart are the two main advocates of religious theory.
- According to Hocart, social stratification originated on account of religious principles and customs.
- In ancient India religion had a prominent place. The king was considered the image of God.
- Those who believed in the same deity considered themselves as different from those who believed in some other deity. holds that on account of different family duties there grew up certain prohibitions regarding sacramental food offered to deities.
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