Religion in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Functionalist Perspective
Periodic Research ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL.-9, ISSUE-4 May -2021 Paper Submission: 02/05/2021, Date of Acceptance: 14/05/2021, Date of Publication: 26/05/2021 Kiran Jha Assistant Professor Department of Social Work, CSJMU, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Kavya Jha Student, Dept. of Law, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala, Punjab, India Abstract This paper is based on a survey of 76 respondents. It adopts the functionalist perspective to study the relevance and the role of religion in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The key issues revolve around the issues of faith and belief and if re...