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The subject matter of religion is dealt with in anthropology differently from the other disciplines, such as philosophy, theology, comparative religion, religious studies, and so on. It tries to explain not what religion is but why is religion important in the lives of the people. It basically takes people’s perspective and seeks to find out how it is important to the people. There is no society that is known so far without any religious idea.  Some intellectuals thought that religion will have no place where science and technology flourish, but the reality is to the contrary. Even today in the age of computers, robots and inter-planetary travel religion plays important roles in the lives of people. Anthropologists are trying to know the relevance of religion in human societies whether they are technologically advanced or primitive hunters and gatherers.  Each culture is unique in its own way and each culture can be studied and described. The recent thinking is that the world ...