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Students have been researching, reading, re-reading, and re-researching topics related to Ram, the Ramayana, and the broader field of religion. This blog serves as their final assignment: taking in-depth research on specific topics and making them accessible to a public audience. Please visit our About page for more details.ALL POSTS
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Hindu Images; Use and Misuse in Western Culture
Western fascinations with Hinduism’s “exotic” culture extends all the way back to the very first European colonizers, and is just, if not more prominent now that globalization is on the rise. We live in a world of constant cross-cultural exchange. … Continue reading
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