ANTHROP 2FF3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Striptease, Decorative Arts, Gautama Buddha
15 Apr 2014
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Hinduism: over 900 million people, 15%, of people are hindu. Lower caste offering meat and alcohol: upper caste offering flower, rice and fruit. Buddhism: founding figure: siddhartha gautama, started in northern india. In myanmar, buddhism and indigenous traditions coexist without one being dominant. Indigenous: bad things happen because of actions of capricious spirits called nats. Impt to judasism is to identify what is wrong with present and how to escape, overcome and survive it. 15 million pop; 50% in north america, 25% in sireal, 20% in europe and russia. Whos who at the kotel: most sacred place, also known as the western wall at jeruselum (reli shrine and pilgrimage place, kotel located at edge of temple mount (haram sharif) sacred to muslims, jewish and. Indeginous protect their sacred land and do not let other develop them into commercial areas. Revitalization movements: religious movements to re-establish that"s been threatened, threats can be outside forces, new practice or breliefs.
