Mentality
based on small groups, especially family, village or caste
The West sometimes seen as lacking humanity,
simplicity and spirituality
Religion
Hinduism (many gods, household and village gods, many
holy texts)
Islam
(one god, one text, social obligations
of worshippers)
Sikhism (one god, devotional worship)
Society
caste system: encourages staying in your profession
and passing it down for generations to fulfill dharma
Economy
producer of luxury goods: cotton, dyes, spices, jewels,
tea, fish, opium
imports: technology, textiles, edible
oils
Gender
Roles
men in charge of public life, women in total command of
domestic affairs
women thought to be more sexual than men
-- married young to prevent promiscuity
Philosophy
based on dharma
fulfilling ones moral duty is fulfilling
ones dharma in life; you must do your
best in the area of life you were born into
--
in Hinduism fulfilling ones dharma
leads to rebirth at a higher social level
in the next life
History
cyclical thinking, based on samsara, the wheel
of life, into which all living things travel for birth and
rebirth, constant renewal
Image
by Jason McCartney, Jill Malone's CIS 246/Art
247 Photoshop class (S04)
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