2.1.2 - Difference and Conflict
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Practice Questions
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What are the two types of traditions in the context of religious practices in India?
💡 Hint: Think about how these traditions integrate larger religious practices with smaller, local practices.
Name one significant change in religious practices during the mid-first millennium CE.
💡 Hint: Consider how access to religious texts changed.
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What characterized the 'great' and 'little' traditions?
💡 Hint: Think about dominant vs. local practices.
Vedic deities become marginal figures in which texts?
💡 Hint: Consider the transition in belief systems.
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Discuss the socio-political factors that could have contributed to the conflict between Vedic and Puranic traditions.
💡 Hint: Think about different groups vying for religious legitimacy.
Evaluate the impact of Bhakti movements on the visibility and authority of Brahmacharya priests.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of who could access spiritual practices.
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