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Great world religions, the Teaching Company ; with Mark W. Muesse, Ph. D. ; Producer/editor, Jaimée M. Aigret ; director, Tom Dunton

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Great world religions

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the Teaching Company ; with Mark W. Muesse, Ph. D. ; Producer/editor, Jaimée M. Aigret ; director, Tom Dunton

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Great courses. Religion & Theology. Comparative & World Religion

Twelve thirty-minute lectures covering the Hindu religion. Hinduism is the world's oldest living religious tradition, with roots deep in the ancient cultures of the Indus Valley civilization and the Aryan society from Central Asia, which combined to create a highly diverse family of religions and philosophies. Topics explored in detail include the sacred scripture the Veda, transmigration of the soul, reincarnation, and karma. Hinduism can be both monotheistic and polytheistic, and systems of social stratification and gender relations developed during the classical phase of Hindu culture strongly influence the present day. Hinduism is varied, affirming the multiplicity of both the divine and the paths to divine reality

Disc 1 : Lecture 1. Hinduism in the world and the world of Hinduism -- Lecture 2. The early cultures of India -- Lecture 3. The world of the Veda -- Lecture 4. From the Vedic tradition to classical Hinduism -- Lecture 5. Caste -- Lecture 6. Men, women, and the stages of lifeDisc 2 : Lecture 7. The way of action -- Lecture 8. The way of wisdom -- Lecture 9. Seeing God -- Lecture 10. The way of devotion -- Lecture 11. The Goddess and her devotees -- Lecture 12. Hinduism in the modern period

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