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Hinduism

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Hinduism

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    1. Hinduism Sanatana Dharma the eternal religion

    2. Some Metaphors: An umbrella concept a supermarket your grandmothers attic you can have what you want

    3. Indus Valley Civilization Dasas Phallus Worship? Lingam & Yoni Written language Harappa Mohenjo-Daro Hygiene purification Bulls Dragon-Serpents Yogic posture Filial Piety

    4. Aryans Simple material culture War technologies Horse-drawn carriages Migratory branch Non-literate noble

    5. The Vedic Period (1500-500 bce) Indus + Aryan Non-rigid caste system Occupation Varna Purity & Pollution Warriors Priestly singers The people From Aryans to Dasas

    6. Vedic Religion Nature of God Henotheism or Kathenotheism one god at a time-ism Agni ---Varuna ---Rudra (Shiva) Savitar --- Ushas ---Prajapati Indra --- Yama ---Purusha

    7. Vedic Religion Purusha the Primordial Man Sacrifice Caste The Vedas

    8. Vedic Religion The Agnihotra Twice-daily household fire ritual A community ritual Feeding, formulas & chants Ghee Grains Soma fragrances

    9. Vedic Religion This-Worldly & Life-Affirming Vivacious gods Ritual-centered culture Cosmic vitality Man God - Nature

    10. Vedic Religion The Vedas (essence of heard knowledge) Rig-Veda --hymns & myths Sama-Veda --chanter handbook Yajur-Veda --ritual handbook Atharva-Veda --charms, magic, philosophy

    11. Classical Hinduism An amalgamation World-affirming & World-negating Caste and Karma Complex set of options

    12. Bhagavad-gita (Mahabharata) Krishna & Arjuna

    13. Bhagavad-gita Most popular and influential Reincarnation, caste & dharma Karma Yoga Bhakti devotion

    14. Philosophies Samkhya (Kapila, 6th cent. Bce) Purusha (spirit conscious & inactive) Prakriti (primordial matter)

    15. Philosophy Vedanta (Shankara, 8th cent. Ce) Advaita (non-dual) Epistemological problem Neti Neti

    16. Bhakti Marga Puja invitation, prasad, darshan, dismissal

    17. Objects of Devotion Trimurti

    18. More light-bulbs? A few more gods Girl-Power!

    19. More Shakti

    20. More Gods

    21. And a few more

    22. Modern Movements Hindu Renaissance Reform Nationalism Globalism Reason Vedas Iconoclasm PR: caste Sati child-marriage

    23. To Sati or Not to Sati? Goddess incarnate? Social Pariah?

    24. Brahmo Samaj Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) Hindu Renaissance man

    25. Arya Samaj Dayananda Sarasvati

    26. Neo-Vedanta Ramakrishna Vivekananda

    27. Mohandas Gandhi From lawyer to Satyagraha

    28. The Pizza Effect Re-enculturation Hare Krishna in India?

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