Sociology · Tribal Rituals and Beliefs
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Oraon tribe believes that after death, ancestors continue to live within their own family home. Through the ritual of 'Ekh Mankhna', deceased souls are ritually brought back to stay with the other members in the house. Reason (R): This is because their traditional system strictly mirrors the orthodox mythological explanations of heaven and hell. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- 2Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 3(A) is true, but (R) is false✓
- 4(A) is false, but (R) is true
Correct answer
(A) is true, but (R) is false
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