ANTH 3401 Lecture 5: ANTH 3401 Lecture 5 2_1_19
7 Feb 2019
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A human teacher is considered to be a manifestation of a deity and is worshipped as such. Mosque at ayodhya destroyed, hindu leaders build a hindu shrine. Untouchables are described as inferior due to their habits and lifestyle (similar to bootstrapping") Interpretation of caste system described by vedas, introduces untouchables. Additional criteria for world-renouncing; focuses on maintaining social order. An age or era of the hindu cosmological calendar. Humans are huge and live for thousands of years. Dharma is necessary and studying the vedas is necessary. War, violence, and disease becomes the norm. People don"t know what to do with their lives. The severe nature of this time allows for quick progress. Refers to the way in which people ought to live their lives. Differs from person to person depending on their attributes. Hinduism talks mostly about being kind and tolerant, but warriors. The creator god, the first person, progenitor of all beings.
