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By Ashay Naik On Friday, October 21st, 2016
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Pagan and Monotheistic Violence

[contextly_sidebar id=”BSeG8JZLATQzdDJEHhudgYVnspxd0Vmz”] This essay is a meditation on the second chapter of Jan Assmann’s Of God and Gods, titled ‘Seth the Iconoclast: Polytheism and the Language More...

By Ashay Naik On Monday, October 17th, 2016
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A Theory of Polytheism

This essay is based on the first chapter of the book Of God and Gods by Jan Assmann, titled ‘Understanding Polytheism’. Assmann begins with the very interesting comment that as yet there has been no valid coherent More...

By David Frawley On Friday, October 30th, 2015
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History and Nationalism: Excerpt from Hinduism and the Clash of Civilization.

One of the main purposes of history books, as taught in different countries in the world, is to instill a sense of national pride and honor—in short, to inculcate a sense of patriotism and nationalism. Whether More...

By Shrikant Talageri On Saturday, April 25th, 2015
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Are Indian Tribals Hindus—Part 5

[contextly_sidebar id=”9PIGxu24kAR90miSqvnTehLFHFbqjpIy”] One must first understand what exactly Hinduism is in the first place. What needs to be thrashed out in detail is: what is Hinduism and who is More...