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India and Indians

India and Indians. Gatis Blunavs MA. 1500 BC advance of Aryans scattered tribes & villages urban Indus valley civilization 8-5cc Upanishads (Hinduism basic texts) +Jainism, Buddhism 11-12 cc Muslim invasions Spread of Islam +Sikhism 16 cc Christianity. Aryan model of society

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India and Indians

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  1. India and Indians Gatis Blunavs MA

  2. 1500 BC advance of Aryans • scattered tribes & villages • urban Indus valley civilization • 8-5cc Upanishads (Hinduism basic texts) • +Jainism, Buddhism • 11-12 cc Muslim invasions • Spread of Islam • +Sikhism • 16 cc Christianity

  3. Aryan model of society • Varna (Classes) • Brahmin • Kshatriya • Vaisya • Sudra • Hariyans • Vedas 1500-900 BC • Rig-veda Hymns • Sama-, Yajur-, Atharva- Rituals

  4. Temples • Buildings without archs, vaults • Little inner space • Chapels for blessings, pilgrimage • Freestanding (holy, ancient) statues

  5. Worship • Attending Puja • Prasad offerings (feeding of statues) • Offerings to temples (oil for lingams) • Greasing with Ghee • Sadhu way (men only) • Proper cremation

  6. Jainism • No creator God • ‘’Ford-makers’’ - teachers • Self-mortification (asceticism) – yogi • Karma and Liberation • Cosmos, Epochs and dying-out of religion • Ahimsa (non-violence) • Digambara (sky-clad) monks

  7. Fire • Purifying at Cremation • Blessing at self-immolation (sati, jauhar) • Murderous at ‘’kitchen fires’’

  8. Family • Macho society • Non-divorceable marriage • Dowry habits • Arranged marriage • Keeping inside caste

  9. Society and Culture shock • Concept of Cleanness • Toilet habits • Men • Women • Fishermen

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