Abstract
The entire globe is undergoing a condition of chaotic situation and has started accepting it to be the “new normal.” Scientists from all around the world are putting their best efforts to find out the vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but people's faith in the supernatural is also strong. Popular folk beliefs and treatment of the pandemic is age-old, for example, Sitala Mata is known for the treatment of smallpox and Olabibi for cholera. Folk deities in the rural areas create a protective cover and these beliefs get more strengthened by Babas, Guniyas. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the relationship between religious discourses and the pandemic and to study about the two different opposite approaches, i.e., religion and science. The study is based on the review of secondary data. The chapter mainly focuses on the current trend being followed during COVID-19 by analyzing it from a sociological angle.
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