Essays about: "karma in hinduism"
Found 3 essays containing the words karma in hinduism.
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1. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE
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2. Holy cows and dirty dogs : the influence of culture and religion on animal welfare in India
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : India is home to every sixth person in the world, some 30 million dogs and a quarter of the total world cattle population. A vast majority of Indians are Hindus, and even though the Hindu religion proclaims love, nurturing and worshipping of animals, sometimes the same religion constitutes an obstacle for animal welfare in practice. READ MORE
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3. In Splendid Isolation : A Deconstructive Close-Reading of a Passage in Janet Frame's "The Lagoon"
University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)Abstract : In reading the literary criticism on Janet Frame's work it soon turns out that Frame was deconstructive before the concept was even invented. Thus, deconstruction is used in this essay to close-read a passage in the title story of her collection of short stories, The Lagoon (1951). READ MORE