May 2011
4 posts
REL 220 – Professor DeRogatis
Hinduism in America
Outline
1.Profile of Hinduism
2.Common Misconceptions About Hinduism
3.Hindu Scriptures: Shruti and Smriti
4.The Evolution of Hindu Thought: Polytheism to Monism
5.The Problem for Humans
6.The Great Escape: Methods for Salvation
7.The Coming of Hinduism to America
8.Transcendentalism: Disseminating Hindu Ideas
9.Pulp Hinduism:...
Lecture #19
Prof. DeRogatis
REL 220
Hinduism in the US
Namaste!
The Hindu Tradition
Sanatana Dharma
3rd largest world religion
Divinity
Henotheism
Pantheism
Murti
Devas
Brahman = ultimate reality
Trimurti = triple form
Brahma = creator
Vishnu = preserver
Shiva = destroyer
Sacred Texts
The Vedas
Upanishads
Atman = soul
Bhagavad-Gita
Karma
Samasara
Moksha
Two kinds of US Hindu...
REL 220
Immigration & Diversity: Contemporary Islam
1. Islam = surrender, peace through surrender
Founder: Muhammad (570-632 CE)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Islam: the world religious tradition
2nd largest in world
Muslim: one who submits to the one God (the adherent)
Statistics
2. American Muslims
Slave ships
Muslims who immigrated
Muslims who converted
Sunna (85%)
Shia (15%)
3. ...
Final Exam Study Sheet Religious Studies 220 Spring 2011
The final exam will be administered on Wednesday, May 4th, 10 AM -12 PM. The exam will be divided into 4 parts: 1) Identifications; 2) Fill in the blanks; 3) Material culture artifact; 4) Essay. I will choose one of the following essay questions and ask you to write on one question for about 45 minutes. ...