attained through the husband and as a reward for having duly worshipped him as God on earth. Female infanticide‚ child marriage‚ polygamy‚ and sati were all sanctioned by the Hindu religion. Then came the Muslims. Hindu converts to this religion inroduced the doctrine of male prerogative in divorce and property. In turn Hindu Society adopted the purdah. Widows were cruelly treated. Their presence was forbidden at all auspicious events for the sight of them meant bad luck and they were made to shave
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Anonymous Student Five ELIT2055 H1 World Literature Essay 2 December 1‚ 2009 Examining the Underlying Complexity of the Bhagavad-Gītā The Bhagavad-Gītā has been an influential work in the Hindu religion since its completion in the first century B.C.E. Likely written in response to the growth of both Buddhism and Jainism in this time period‚ the Bhagavad-Gītā displays a new light towards how the lower castes in society can ascend to higher castes. Eventually those in the lower castes can reach
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Vedic Indo-Iranian religion. It includes countless religious traditions that vary between practices. It also includes several different philosophies. Hinduism is the world’s oldest existing major religion. A believer‚ teacher and major idol in the Hindu faith is Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2nd‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ India. Gandhi became one of the most known and loved spiritual and political leaders of the 1900 ’s. He helped the Indian people become
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The Caste System of India Many people have heard of the caste system in India‚ but few understand its complexity. This system has kept India’s Hindu people locked into a rigid social climate for centuries‚ and is still a controlling factor among the Hindu people. The caste system was uniquely developed in the Hindu societies of India. The origins of the caste system in India are unclear‚ but it seems to have had its beginnings sometime around two thousand years ago. Under
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The evolution of Hindu Dharma may be divided into three periods: the ancient (6500 BC-1000 AD)‚ the medieval (1000-1800 AD) and the modern (1800 AD to present). The Ancient Period is characterised by the worship of Shiva (Pashupati) during the Harappan times; the composition of the early Rig Vedic hymns; the Epic Period during which the Ramayana and Mahabharata were composed; period of Sage Vishvamitra‚ in whose reign a majority of the Vedic hymns were composed; the Yajur and Atharva Vedas were
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the entire body of the Vedas and has been decried as a much later‚ non-Vedic insertion by numerous Indologists like Max Müller and also by Ambedkar.[citation needed] Contents 1 Hindu scriptures 2 Emergence of rigid caste structures 2.1 Mobility across the castes 3 Reform movements 4 References 5 External links Hindu scriptures In the Vedic period‚ there also seems to have been no discrimination against the Shudras on the issue of hearing the sacred words of the Vedas and fully participating
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funerals‚ Haitian‚ Hindu and Muslim funerals all have certain traditions that have to be adhered to. For all populations‚ these traditions date back for centuries and even though some may seem strange to others‚ they are the way that their funerals are meant to be held. In regards to these populations‚ I found a lot of differences. In some of the populations‚ Torajan and Haitian‚ women are allowed to participate in the burial of whom ever has passed away. Whereas in the Hindu and Muslims populations
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paper I am going to show the difference in two cultures with their marriage practices. It amazes me how you can have so many different types of marriage rituals in the world today. The two cultures I picked were the Oraibi (Hopi) Indians and the Hindu. I will demonstrate how completely different these cultures view marriage practices. We’ll start with the Oraibi culture as it was once known. Today they are known as the Hopi Indians which is part of my own heritage. The Hopi Indians believe that
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are purely Indian. So Derozio is‚ undoubtedly‚ an Indo-Anglian poet. During his brief but exciting life of twenty-three years he was a clerk‚ teacher‚ poet‚ journalist‚ free-thinker and social reformer. In 1828 he became an Assistant Master in the Hindu College‚ Calcutta. However‚ in 1831 he had to resign the job against accusation by the management that his teaching and influence had corrupted the young minds and that he was a rebel and an atheist. Eight months later‚ Derozio died. Derozio wrote
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certain institutions‚ namely Brahmanism and ancient Hindu texts like the Manu Dharma Sastras‚ in order to organize and better control India for generating resources and keeping order. Centuries of British rule helped to create a distorted Indian society based on a romanticized version of ancient Brahman order‚ superior to any political developments that had arisen after it. This Orientalist view was utilized by Hindu activists who sought to maintain Hindu primacy and privilege. The British race-based view
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