HRS 179B The Hindu Year -Additional Readings for Source Analyses

Source Analyses - Additional Sources

At the end of each unit for which you are NOT writing an Observation Report, you must submit an analysis of one of the additional sources listed for that unit of the course, accessed via the links on the left side of each page. Some are (A) available in recommended books (available at the bookstore); others are (B/C) on reserve at the library & posted also on SacCT or (C) at the library media center. NOTE: half a dozen student Source Analyses will be assigned as readings for the final TRA and application exercise.

One word of CAUTION: the shortest sources are often more difficult to summarize.

Unit 1

A. From recommended books:

Classical Hindu Mythology, 3-4, 16-19, 30-46, 253-56
*OR* 3-4, 59-70, 75-76, 88-99
The Camphor Flame, 29-40, 57-63, 66-73
*OR* 29-40, 69-82

B. On reserve at the library:

"Manhood & Masculinity" [in the Rg Veda] (on-line)
"The Wife in Ritual" [in Veda & Brahmanas] (on-line)
"How to Partake in the Love of Krishna" (on-line)
"Poems of Tukaram"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 3)
"The Rescue of Two Drunkards"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 23)
"Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagements"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 37)

C. From "Story of India" (@ Library Media Center)

Episode 1: "Beginnings"
Episode 4: "Ages of Gold"

CAUTION: make sure to describe scenes in terms of the narrator's activites and images shown, not just narration.

Unit 2

A. From recommended books:

Classical Hindu Mythology, 155-71, 198-206
The Camphor Flame, 182-203, 224-31

B. On reserve at the library:

"Shiva: Origins...The Wedding of Shiva & Parvati" (on-line)
"The Dance of Shiva: Temple, Priests & Ritual" (on-line)
*BOTH* "The Rebuilding of a Hindu Temple"
*AND* "Royal Temple Dedications" (BOTH on-line)
"Tamil Game Songs to Shiva"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 7)
"The Origin of Linga Worship"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 45)
"Ascetic Withdrawal or Social Engagements"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 37)

C. From "Story of India" (@ Library Media Center)

Episode 1: "Beginnings"
Episode 2: "The Power of Ideas"
Episode 4: "Ages of Gold"

CAUTION: make sure to describe scenes in terms of the narrator's activites and images shown, not just narration.

Unit 3

A.From recommended books:

Classical Hindu Mythology, 112-30, 138-46
The Camphor Flame, 155-63, 170-81
*OR* 142-54, 204-14

B. On reserve at the library:

"How to Partake in the Love of Krishna" (on-line)
The Nectar of Immortality (on-line)
"Poems of Tukaram"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 3)
"The Rescue of Two Drunkards"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 23)
"The Exemplary Devotion of the 'Servant of Hari'"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 40)

C. From "Story of India" (@ Library Media Center)

Episode 3: "Spice Routes & Silk Roads"
Episode 5: "The Meeting of Two Oceans"

CAUTION: make sure to describe scenes in terms of the narrator's activites and images shown, not just narration.

Unit 4

A. From recommended books:

Classical Hindu Mythology, 220-32, 340-45, 347-50
The Camphor Flame, 40-56, 89-92, 99-105
*OR* 89-92, 128-42

B. On reserve at the library:

"The Origins of the Yogini" (on-line)
"The Worship of Kali" (on-line)
"Goddess Shashti Protects Children"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 21)
"Encountering the Smallpox Goddess"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 24)
"Mother Ten Stories"
(Religions of India in Practice, chapter 29)

C. From "Story of India" (@ Library Media Center)

Episode 1: "Beginnings"
Episode 4: "Ages of Gold"
Episode 6: "Freedom"

CAUTION: make sure to describe scenes in terms of the narrator's activites and images shown, not just narration.

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