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188 Part III: South Asia sanction, although practiced only in a few castes and very rarely since it was outlawed by the British ...

Chapter 5 India 189 Berreman, Gerald. 1963. Hindus of the Himalayas. Berkeley: University of California Press. Bose, Sugata and ...

190 Part III: South Asia Oldenburg, Veena. 1994. The Roop Kanwar Case. In Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives ...

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193 magine a Google Earth view of South Asia; slowly zoom in on the beauti- ful blue globe and gently twist the view west to eas ...

194 Part III: South Asia analysis. Instead, we will move topically through the most significant charac- teristics of religious f ...

Chapter 6 Religions of South Asia 195 smaller than the small and greater than the great, is hidden in the hearts of all living c ...

196 Part III: South Asia Ascetic practice did have its strong allure and many people did—and still do—renounce life in society, ...

Chapter 6 Religions of South Asia 197 in numerous texts: the Mahabharata, the 18 major Puranas (plus others). Shiva and Vishnu b ...

198 Part III: South Asia the short list of “world religions.” We will use it, but the preceding caution should be kept in mind. ...

Death is a period of high pollution, both for surviving family members and for everyone involved in treatment of the body. In th ...

200 Part III: South Asia In part, purity and pollution are based on the hereditary occupations (and thus contribution to society ...

Chapter 6 Religions of South Asia 201 beads around his neck. A man like this is regarded as a little dangerous, both fearsome an ...

202 Part III: South Asia ily, engaging in appropriate work through all the middle years, seeking wealth and esteem, and seeing t ...

Sanchi Stupa, third-century B.C.E., Ashoka. Beginning with Ashoka, Buddhist rulers built stu- pas to house relics of the Buddha ...

Virupaksha Temple, Vijayanagar, Karnataka. From 700 to 1200 C.E., Hindu kings pro- claimed their authority in a new way. The ear ...

Chapter 6 Religions of South Asia 205 With temples, the gods became more vivid and approachable; the worship- per at a temple en ...

206 Part III: South Asia ecstatic dance to music and verse are favorite forms of communication. The fla- vor of the new passiona ...

Chapter 6 Religions of South Asia 207 A later renowned bhakti poet from Bengal, the saint Chaitanya (1486– 1533), was a devotee ...