Name: Shannon MacDonald
School: Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel
Project Title: "Tap into the Himalayan Region"

 

HINDUISM

Varied Views of South Asian Religion: Quotes for discussion_

1."Gods, gods, there are so many, there is no place left to put a foot." (Basavanna, South India, 12th century)
2."Hinduism is not a religion; it is a jumble of gross superstitions." (19th century British official)
3. "India was the mother of history and the grandmother of tradition, but above all, it was 'the home of a thousand religions and two million gods'" (Twain 1989 and Embree 2003)

YOGA: An essential aspect of Hinduism!

Hindu dieties... is it Vishnu?, Krishna?, Lakshmi? Look here for a list of explanations and descriptions.

The development of Hinduism. Click here to see a timeline highlighting the development of Hinduism from 2500BC to the 1990's AD. Can you recreate the information into a game?

 

To see real life pictures of India, go to Ms. MacDonald's shutterfly photo album by clicking on India.

 

This site was created by (insert name) at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2006