Reinstating Harmony Through Religion: An Evitable Endeavour Of Tagore In Select Works

Abstract

The very term ‘religion’ has been closely entwined with the lives of every human being living in this world in his or her own way. The word etymologically has been adapted from the word ‘religio’, which historically meant ‘scrupulousness’. The early usage of the word was not related to any God by any means, rather it was taken to be a consequence of taboos, promises, curses, or transgressions. The phrase ‘nobis religio’ translated as ‘our way of worship’ was seen to be widely used in the context when a group of people rivaled against another group on account of being committed to different Gods. However, the word ‘religio’ later developed into encompassing a host of senses. Augustine considered the term as the abstract expression for ‘how one worships God’ following the practice of using the word, referring to the expression for devotion to one’s divine as well as their human relationships.