RLG205H5 Lecture 11: RLG205 - Lecture 11
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Lecture 11 - modern hinduism, gender and the goddess. Compare film to something that arises in the readings. The representation of sa religions are not hinduism. Dividing up era are inaccurate: misleading because based on idea of civilization, the idea of civilization comes from elite representations of the world. Sanskrit scholars can"t read the arabic literature and vice versa therefore boundaries reinforced. Raiding campaigns: mahmud 1000 ce 1025 ce, 1200 1345 dehli sultanate, 14th 16th century vijayanagala small sultanate in south, akbar 1542, armagtab 6465 1707. The first use of the word hindu comes from persian text and hindi bakti texts. In the colonial period get hindu-ism as a concept. The reform movements: vivekanada and gandhi, devotionalist movements. One of the most important issues was of gender. Influenced by xty where they detest idol worship. Largely vedanthic: arya samaj in punjab. Envision themselves as belonging to vedic heritage, but also a modern movement b/c influenced by modern concepts.
