Background:

Students will learn the basic tenets and features of Hinduism, including its focus on multiple-god worship, the concept of reincarnation, and the historical caste system. Students will then relate this to the formation of India and the circumstances that have created religion-based conflict in recent years.

Learning Objectives:

Students will

• identify and understand the basic principles of Hinduism, including the system of worship and the central concept of reincarnation.
• understand various connections between Hinduism and general Indian culture, including its history with a caste system.
• incorporate basic knowledge of India’s history into their understanding of religious conflict, especially the conflict over Kashmir, that persists in India today, centuries later.
• relate the Hindu-Muslim conflict to other instances of religious rifts across other countries and periods.

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This lesson plan was created in March of 2007.