RELIGST 1J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Brahmin, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Racal
13 Apr 2016
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Classical india: people, places and pracices: 500 bce to c. 500 ce a place of remarkable religious diversity with an already long history of religious change and development. A place where new religious ideas and practices are emerging. A place where vast amounts of literature of various genres is being produced. Precursors the classical period: vedic and brahmanic religion. Vedic religion is the sacrifice-centered religion of the migratory groups of people who entered the subcontinent around 1700 bce. Brahmanic religion is the sacrifice-centered religion that emerged as these people settled the gangetic plain around 800 bce. Hinduism is primarily a devotion-centered religion that emerged in the first centuries of the common era. Buddhism and jainism are alternative religious traditions that both emerged around 500. The migratory people followed the ganges and eventually setled and built ciies. The diference between the vedic religion and the brahmanic religion is that they are setled.
