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'''Criticism of Hinduism''' refers to the practices and beliefs held by ] which have been criticized both by Hindus and non-Hindus. |
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'''Criticism of Hinduism''' refers to the practices and beliefs held by ] which have been criticized both by Hindus and non-Hindus. |
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==Varna System== |
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Untouchables used to live separately within a separate subcultural context of their own, outside the inhabited limits of villages and townships.No other castes would interfere with their social life since untouchables were lower in social ranking than even those of the shudra varna. As a result, Dalits were commonly banned from fully participating in Hindu religious life (they could not pray with the rest of the social classes or enter the religious establishments).<ref> |
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|author1=Ganguly, Rajat |author2=Phadnis, Urmila | title = Ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia |
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| publisher = Sage Publications |
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| location = Thousand Oaks |
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| year = 2001 |
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| isbn = 0-7619-9439-4 |
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}}</ref><ref>The ] by Andrea Hampton </ref>it is largely of Hindu origin.<ref name="Sikand">{{cite web|last = Singh Sikand|first = Yoginder|title = Caste in Indian Muslim Society|publisher = Hamdard University|url = http://stateless.freehosting.net/Caste%20in%20Indian%20Muslim%20Society.htm|accessdate = 2006-10-18 }}</ref> |
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==Discrimination against widows== |
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Hindu women traditionally leave their household after marriage and move into the household of their husband. If their husband then dies, this leaves them entirely dependent on his family for sustenance.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burns|first1=John F.|title=Once Widowed in India, Twice Scorned|url=http://www2.soe.umd.umich.edu/rpkettel/NY_Times_article.pdf|accessdate=5 April 2015|work=New York Times|date=29 March 1998}}</ref> |
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==Superstitions== |
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*Narabali,a form of human sacrifice using torture and horrible methods are still practiced away from urban centers and sometimes even within cities<ref>http://m.timesofindia.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/A-bloody-scam-that-shook-Tamil-Nadu/articleshow/49119913.cms</ref><ref>http://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-OTC-shocking-narbali-of-10-year-old-girl-in-maharashtra-grandmother-slit-her-throat--4279112-PHO.html?seq=1</ref> |
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==Social structure == |
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==References== |
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*{{Cite book|series= |last=Apte |first=Vaman Shivram |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary}} |
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*{{Cite book|series= |last=Apte |first=Vaman Shivram |title=The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary}} |
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*{{Cite book|series= |author=]|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=An Introduction to Hinduism|year=1996 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=0-521-43878-0 }} |
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*{{Cite book|series= |author=]|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=An Introduction to Hinduism|year=1996 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=0-521-43878-0 }} |
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*{{Cite book|series= |author=]|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=India: A History |year=2000 |publisher=Grove Press |location= |isbn=0-8021-3797-0 }} |
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*{{Cite book|series= |author=]|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=India: A History |year=2000 |publisher=Grove Press |location= |isbn=0-8021-3797-0 }} |
Untouchables used to live separately within a separate subcultural context of their own, outside the inhabited limits of villages and townships.No other castes would interfere with their social life since untouchables were lower in social ranking than even those of the shudra varna. As a result, Dalits were commonly banned from fully participating in Hindu religious life (they could not pray with the rest of the social classes or enter the religious establishments).it is largely of Hindu origin.
Hindu women traditionally leave their household after marriage and move into the household of their husband. If their husband then dies, this leaves them entirely dependent on his family for sustenance.
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