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Religion is an accumulation of values, beliefs and traditions, which people hold very close to their hearts. All of these practices, beliefs and traditions are considered as spiritually significant (Hester). Religion is very closely related to cultures and different social norms, which is why it holds significant social roles. Religion acts as the main base of these norms. Religion has a different meaning to different human beings. Some human beings understand religion through the places of worship, whereas some people associated the religion through some practices or some daily life standards (Mukri et al.). Religion is a very ancient concept, which has co-existed with human beings since the very beginning and hence, it has vast importance within the society and the whole world to be specific.
There are some significant social roles associated with religion. Religion, as discussed above, is a structured set of beliefs, norms and values, which is very close to the different social incidents. The religion goes hand in hand with the various social groups as well. According to popular belief, religion binds society in a disciplined form. Different social activities like ceremonies or rituals, the announcement of death, death rituals, care of ill people are...