Essays about: "Hinduism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the word Hinduism.

  1. 16. Towards a biocentric attitude in environmental education

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI

    Author : Ulrika Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Environmental attitudes; biocentrism; anthropocentrism; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate young people’s environmental attitudes in India. The study had a special focus on the factor of exposure to nature and nature degradation in environmental attitudes formation. Attitudes are of a great importance in education. READ MORE

  3. 17. Dr Ambedkar's Legacy : Indian Buddhism in Contemporary Varanasi

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora och genusvetenskap

    Author : Fredrik Tilhon; [2012]
    Keywords : Ambedkar Buddhism; Dalit; Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar; Varanasi; History of Religions; 2011;

    Abstract : During the 1950’s the Dalit leader Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar managed to revive Buddhism in India as a protest against, what he considered to be, injustices towards low-caste people that were said to be caused by Hinduism. This study was done to investigate the presence of Ambedkar Buddhism in the holy city of Hinduism Varanasi. READ MORE

  4. 18. “Wash your hair and keep a lemon” -The experience of menstruation among adolescent girls in South India, "Tvätta ditt hår och bär med en citron" - Tonårstjejers upplevelse av menstruation i Södra Indien

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Kerstin Jurlander; [2012]
    Keywords : menstruation; India; Tamil Nadu; hinduism; NGO; initiation rite; adolescent girls;

    Abstract : Syftet med uppsatsen är att ge en förståelse för hur tonårstjejer på landsbygden i Tamil Nadu i södra Indien upplever menstruation. Aspekter som tillgång på information, hygien och traditionella sedvänjor diskuteras. Initiationsriterna som hålls för alla flickor kopplas till ritualteori av Turner, Bell, Rappaport, Staal med flera. READ MORE

  5. 19. American Beat Yogi: An Exploration of the Hindu and Indian Cultural Themes in Allen Ginsberg

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

    Author : Linda Klausner; [2011]
    Keywords : Allen Ginsberg; Hinduism; Indian culture; Yoga; Kali; America; 1960; Beat Generation; Bhakti; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper is an analytical study of the Indian cultural elements in Ginsberg’s life and work, focusing on Indian Journals: March 1962 - May 1963. The aim is twofold: firstly the study explores close-readings of poetry and prose from Indian Journals. READ MORE

  6. 20. Global spirituality - local development

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Rodrigo Hernandez; Andréas Andersson; [2011]
    Keywords : Dalai lama; religion; development; Divine life society; fieldwork; India; local development; spirituality; Sivananda; Tibet; Tibetan government in exile; yoga;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the dynamics between spirituality and development. The point of departure for the study took place in Rishikesh and Dharamsala, in India. Our main object was to examine the role of the Divine Life Society (DLS), in Rishikesh and the Tibetan government in exile, in Dharamsala, in terms of local development. READ MORE