HUMA 1860- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 79 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Classical hinduism: post vedic literature called smrti, they do(cid:374)"t have sa(cid:373)e status as revealed scriptures, 3 groups of texts. The ramayana: emphasis on devotion, 4 castes & untouchables which are not part of caste system. In text there is conflict b/t two families. Bhakti means devotion to one particular go or goddess. Visunu comes down to earth in various forms to ride the world of evil & establish dharma or righeousbess. Shiva appears simultaneously in paradoxical roles: as creator & destroyer, an exuberant dancer & yogi. The goddess (devi) is manifest as parvati, the wide of shiva; she is also durga, the warrior & Sarasvati, the consort of the creator god bhrama is a vedic. Ganesh, elephant headed son of shiva & parvati who removes obstacles is invoked to begins ventures. Murugan, another son of shiv also known as skanda is popular in tamil religion of south india. Hanuman, the monkey god who a model devotee of rama & sita.
