First powerpoint of the semester.

1. Hinduism

2. Ages of Hinduism 1500-500 BCE Vedic Rituals http://srisomesvara.org/Pujas%20&%20Yagyas/Overview Brahmins (Priests) Nature Gods and Goddesses e.g. Usha-”the Dawn” Hindu temple in Canton http://srisomesvara.org/Events 1500-500 BCE Vedic Rituals Brahmins (Priests) Nature Gods and Goddesses 500 BCE Classical Upanisads and Epics Teachers (Gurus) 500-1000 CE  Devotional (Bhakti) Hymn writers

3. Ages of Hinduism 500 BCE Classical Upanisads and Epics Philosophy Goddesses inverse relation to women Durga, Kali, Sakti (female power) Teachers (Gurus) 1500-500 BCE Vedic Rituals Brahmins (Priests) Nature Gods and Goddesses 500 BCE Classical Upanisads and Epics Teachers (Gurus) 500-1000 CE  Devotional (Bhakti) Hymn writers

4. Ages of Hinduism 500-1000 CE  Devotional (Bhakti) Hymn writers Love of God is like the love a wife shows husband 1500-500 BCE Vedic Rituals Brahmins (Priests) Nature Gods and Goddesses 500 BCE Classical Upanisads and Epics Teachers (Gurus) 500-1000 CE  Devotional (Bhakti) Hymn writers

6. Householder

7. Hermit

10. Devotion

12. Fire, a movie by Deepa Mehta Radha=Shakti, lover of Vishnu’s manifestation, Krishna Sita=goddess (manifestation of Lakshmi), wife of Vishnu’s manifestation, Rama

13. Sources Peach, Lucinda Joy, Women and World Religions (2002), p 15-24 “Fire,” a movie by Deepa Mehta (1996) Wikipedia, http://www.wikipedia.org/