The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXVIII

[Ajidica]

Can anyone recommend a general book on Hindu mythology?
I realized that besides the polytheism and the cows, I know functionally nothing about Hinduism.

 

[jackelgull]

Can anyone recommend a general book on Hindu mythology?
I realized that besides the polytheism and the cows, I know functionally nothing about Hinduism.

You do at least know about Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer right?

 

[Flying Pig]

From what I've read the polytheism is actually a bit complicated: Hinduism is monotheistic, but sees God (Brahman) as incomprehensible to humans except in his various aspects, which are the 'gods' as received in mythology. Have you heard the parable of the blind men and the elephant?

 

[Borachio]

That parable is incomplete, though. It misses out the blind man who can't feel the elephant at all, and proclaims: "There is no elephant!"

 

[PhroX]

From what I've read the polytheism is actually a bit complicated: Hinduism is monotheistic, but sees God (Brahman) as incomprehensible to humans except in his various aspects, which are the 'gods' as received in mythology. Have you heard the parable of the blind men and the elephant?

I might be wrong, but from what I've heard, even that is not a view held by all Hindus - some are genuinely polytheistic in the conventional sense of the term.

 

[Borachio]

Here's a quite interesting wiki link which gives an overview of Hindu philosophy, I just stumbled on for no very good reason.

 

[Mise]

Can anyone recommend a general book on Hindu mythology?
I realized that besides the polytheism and the cows, I know functionally nothing about Hinduism.

I'm a Hindu and I know about the same as you. I should probably read a book on it too...

 

[gay_Aleks]

TIL Mise is Hindu

 

[Lohrenswald]

From what I've read the polytheism is actually a bit complicated: Hinduism is monotheistic, but sees God (Brahman) as incomprehensible to humans except in his various aspects, which are the 'gods' as received in mythology. Have you heard the parable of the blind men and the elephant?

I'm not 100 % sure, but I'm under the impression that the hindu view of all the gods as aspect of Brahma(n), thereby a monoteistic view, is
1) Believed by some hindus as PhroX said, though it may actually be a small majority, and
2) A relatively recent development. Go back some hundred years or so and pure polytheism would dominate

I personally don't know any helping book

 

[Arakhor]

TIL cultural Hinduism is also a thing.

 

[daft]

Anyone heard about Femen?

 

[Borachio]

Yes. I have.

 

[The_J]

Had been in the news like every second week last year, or at least that was my impression.

 

[Lohrenswald]

[22:49] <%madviking> bruh
[22:49] <%madviking> no subtitle?
[22:49] <%madviking> you're a disgrace
[22:49] <+Lohrenswald> hashtag yolo
[22:54] <%madviking> i'm boycotting your thread
[22:54] <%madviking> no joke
[22:54] <%madviking> until you have a subtitle

So y'all think I should add to the title or hwat?

 

[Arakhor]

Yes. "Altered Maps 15: Rebel Without A Clue".

 

[Antilogic]

I forgot about fiddychat.

 

[Lohrenswald]

I forgot about fiddychat.

For Shame

 

[Cutlass]

I forgot about fiddychat.

So did most of the other people who used to go there.

 

[Mouthwash]

I just finished Legend of Korra season one and I don't know which thread I should go to rant about how awful it is. Please direct me to the appropriate area. Should I go to the arts forum?

(Also, people really like this show? Seriously? Urrggh...)

 

[Farm Boy]

So did most of the other people who used to go there.

You boys is not SFW.