HUM 7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Idolatry, Rabbinic Judaism, Manichaeism
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Article does not have page #, put down author (smith) Article does not state author ( article title ) Not just teacher, as if someone has little background on subject. Don"t have a thesis of a list --- main idea a, b, c. Influence of hinduism on southeast asia = what was the influence. Themes: rules and rituals, eating, no meat and dairy together. Kosher - some foods that are clean, some jews that are not clean: cannot eat pork, cannot eat a hunting bird, yiddish word. Islam follows same kind of rules too (halal meat: blood sacrifices of animals. Lamb sacrifice, specific instructions on how to prepare, eat, and be ready to run (moses story: judaism strong on education, combats anti-semitism, blood sacrifices done in any temple. 10 commandments, 613 rules to follow: not able to operate machinery. Sephardic = spanish = middle eastern jews. Proselytize: try to convert one to religion. More jews in usa than anywhere else.