Hinduism

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Submitted by vilchez88 on April 6, 2010

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Hinduism

I have always wanted to know more about other religions other than my own, which is Catholicism. Today our topic is Hinduism, and through the readings I became knowledgeable about its history, beliefs, practices, and adherence. I had always thought that my religion was the oldest but, I found out that Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion. It can be tracked to the Vedic Civilization and as a practiced religion its the third largest religion of the world (Fowler 21). Hinduism does not have a single religious founder, a unified system of beliefs, a single doctrine of salvation, nor does it have a centralized authority (Partridge 134). Hinduism is a very different religion made up of...

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