RELI 2510 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Shudra, Dalit, South Asia

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Religion
• Course: RELI 2510
• Professor: Richard Mann

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Varna~classical traditional view of class, tend not to see varna in operation in history of south asia, clear division of duties, 15 marks, identify 3?5 terms, brief definiton, significance should go into detail about the importance of the term for the tradition as a whole. Rewarded for using technical vocabulary of hinduism and explain what the words mean, don"t imagine he knows, show him what you mean, link ideas, be quick precise and then move on. Ex: moksha: release of samsara, breaking of the chain of the cycle samsara. Full name of text, of author, whatever it is your know. Say what you think the passage is about, state terms and explain them, say why you think moksha (example) Always rewarded for using technical vocabulary and explanation of the terms (if you have already explain, reference it to you other answer), chain of significance,