Basic Types of Hindu Practices

Write an essay of approximately (about 6 pages). A good response will begin with a brief summary of relevant basic concepts and/or definition of basic terms, then proceed to respond to the particulars of the prompt. In assessing this work, consideration will be given to the thoroughness with which the topic is addressed, as well as the extent to which the response incorporates conventions of the academic study of religion (especially objectivity and respect for difference).

Basic Types if Hindu Practices Research Paper:

Discuss the three basic types of Hindu practice, and show how each is represented in excerpts from Hindu sacred texts included in The Ways of Religion. Which type of practice is associated primarily with Vedic Hinduism? With Upanishadic Hinduism? What new form of Hindu practice is advocated in the Gita? You must refer to specific passages in "Hymns from the Rig Veda," "Selections, The Upanishads," and "Selections, Bhagavad Gita" to support your points (although you should avoid using extended quotations). Please note that you should not spend more than a paragraph or so on a general introduction to Hinduism.

Format for Basic Types of Hindu Practices Research Paper:

• The paper must be in 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1" margins all around, and no extra spaces between paragraphs.
• Since sources will be cited ONLY from the text listed above, it isn't necessary to attach a bibliography. However, there should be citation of all references parenthetically within the paper by giving the author's or editor's name and the relevant page number.
• In other words, the references should look like this: (WRT, 77) or (WoR, 122-5).
• It is essential that sources are cited not only when quoted directly from a text, but also when paraphrased; failure to do so constitutes plagiarism, and is a serious academic offense.