INTRODUCTION

POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

• Individual level contribution - spiritual development and peace

• Nationalistic fervor

• Social reforms

• Social work and charity

• Moral contribution

NEGATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

• Escapism or otherworldliness, and lack of consistency between religious and social life

• Status-quoism

• Social conflicts and inequality

• Gender bias

• Magic, witchcraft and astrology

CONCLUSION

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

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