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Hinduism Practices and Rituals

many other types. It all started, at least in Hinduism, with Krishna who suggested that the practice of a variety of yogas can hel...

An Eyewitness Voodoo Ritual Account

In this paper consisting of eleven pages an eyewitness account of a Vodun or Voodoo 'day of the dead' ritual is simulated and back...

2 Perspectives on Hinduism

In six pages An Introduction to Hinduism by Gavin Flood and Hinduism The Anthropology of a Civilization by Madeleine Biardeau are...

The Varied Viewpoints of Hinduism

Trinity, both the father and son, as well as the pure spirit. This is a very difficult concept (how can anyone be both father and ...

Hinduism: Overview

(Religious Tolerance, 2007). But, "Strictly speaking, most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic; they recognize a single deity, and ...

Hinduism

henotheistic in light of the fact that it is a religion that recognizes one diety, but also recognizes other goddesses and gods wh...

Afterlife, Reincarnation, and Religion

In eight pages this paper discusses how the three global religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Catholicism perceive reincarnation a...

Nature of Siva in Hindu Myth

This paper is in outline form and pertains to literature promoting understanding of the nature of the god Siva in Hinduism. ...

Comparison of Muslim, Hindu, and Jewish Prayer

in the woods or when theory are alone or even when they are in a crisis situation. Prayer under the umbrella of many religions is ...

Literature Review for Use in a Project on Leadership in Kuwait

or values. It is by understanding leadership and its influences that the way leadership may be encouraged and developed in the con...

Practice Theory

to cleanse the baby and purify him as he enters the physical world (Friedheim, 1976). Witnessing baptism is something that bonds b...

Holy Water

As they enter, the dip finger tips of their right hand into a font of water that has been consecrated by a priest and they make th...

Violence in Kaplan's 'Doe Season' and Jackson's 'The Lottery'

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....

Voodoo Heritage by Michel Laguerre

In five pages this paper examines the anthropological text in an evaluation of the myths and rituals the author describes....

About Hinduism: Beliefs, Customs and Rituals

soul that transmigrates from one body to another at death (reincarnation); and the law of karma that determines ones destiny both ...

The Status of Women in Buddhism and Hinduism

could not remarry (Harmon and Kaufman). Around the "beginning of the common era, Manu ... wrote a seminal compilation of Hindu law...

4 Stages of Hindu Life

as a hermit in the forest, representing stage three: the vanprastha ashrama. With age comes wisdom, as is apparent by stage four,...

Hinduism and Buddha

In two pages the Four Noble Truths along with Hinduism's six aspects that Buddha avoided are discussed. There is no bibliography ...

Hinduism's Basic Tenets

In three pages Hinduism's basic tenets are considered in an information overview with insight into the religious princiiples provi...

Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism

In five pages this research paper examines the concepts of Bhagavad Gita as they relate to Hinduism's history and principles. Fiv...

Meeting God by Stephen P. Huyler

In six pages this paper examines the religious practices in Hinduism as represented in this text by Stephen Huyler. There are no ...

Politics and Hinduism

untouchables are clamoring for their own rights and recognition. But during 1999, the Indian Union government, which is Hindu-run ...

What is Hinduism?

adherents and the West. Features of Hinduism Many Hindus endorse the idea of a transcendent God that exists "beyond the universe,...

Positive World Change Through Hinduism

her own path but is not required to acknowledge an intermediary as a prophet (PG). In a revealed religion, if anyone denies the au...

Hindu Tradition and Renunciation

This is taken to mean that dharma is that which forms the foundation for holding everything together in a coherent form and can ap...

Mayan Empire's Ritual and Religious Practices

they conquered. MAYAN CIVILIZATION: THE SPANISH INVASION The typical Maya family consisted on average of five to seven members. ...

Zoroastrian Religion's Purification Rituals

in the physical world was a constant battle between good and evil (Traditional Zoroastrianism). The major source for the teachings...

Chinese and Mexican Communication Across Cultures

When addressing someone in China, one should remember that in China, family names come first. So for example, Mr. Li Hongjun would...

Cherokee Indians' Mortuary Practices

which the Cherokee deal with the dead has, of course, changed considerably over time as well. While today Cherokee mortuary pract...

Evolution of Evil in Christianity

How evil evolved in Christian beliefs is the focus of this paper consisting of ten pages and how evil has changed in terms of soci...