ANTH 3401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Non-Resident Indian And Person Of Indian Origin, Pantheism, Vedas
27 Feb 2019
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30 qs (all mc), study guide uploaded on monday. Lecture and text info - esp. overlapping info. Castes and their names (no specific question, but will be mentioned) Useful to associate each with a relevant deity. Vedic religion usually refers to early hinduism. Don"t necessarily change caste, but people just don"t care as much. Usually indian diaspora rather than lower castes within india. People afraid of being cursed by followers of shaktism. World renouncers want to live in poverty. Founded by the buddha - prince who became an ascetic teacher. Offshoot of hinduism - a revitalization movement. Often described as a philosophy rather than a religion (depends on denomination) Buddhist-majority countries: thailand, sri lanka, myanmar, bhutan, laos, mongolia. Countries with high buddhist population: china, nepal, japan, s. korea, malaysia, vietnam, Reactionary movement - buddha did not like caste system. Buddha doesn"t say either way if there is a god(s) Some versions reincorporated deity worship and ritual practice later on.
