Tradition · South Asian complexes braided from Vedic ritual, renouncer movements, epic narrative, temple worlds, colonial census labels, and modern nationalism's selective memory—*Hindu* as map and mask. 12 essays
Hinduism
no founder, many centers—Veda to bhakti oceans, dharma argued in every language
“Hinduism” is an outsider’s umbrella insiders sometimes adopt tactically: Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava, Śākta, intellectual Vedāntas, village pantheons—philosophical debate and festival riot coexist. Concepts like mokṣa, dharma, and bhakti thread schools that disagree sharply about God’s number and the self’s fate.
Postcolonial critics interrogate the category; believers continue building lives inside it.
Outdeus treats Hinduism as scaffolding for karma/dharma, liberation idioms, polytheistic luxury braided with monotheistic longing, and ritual worlds where myth does daily work.
- Concepts
- Dharma and karma ·Liberation ·Polytheism ·Ritual ·Monotheism
- Figures
- Krishna ·Brahma ·Gautama Buddha ·Plato ·Karen Armstrong
Essays · 12 in total
- Vishnu and the Avatars: Preservation, Dharma, and Descent into History
- The Upanishads: Atman, Brahman, and the Discipline of Ultimacy
- Universal Ethics: Do All Religions Agree on Morality?
- Shiva as Nataraja: Cosmic Dance, Destruction That Renews
- Pilgrimage: Sacred Geography and the Journey That Changes You
- Myth: Story, Truth, and Meaning
- Myth and Ritual: Why Stories Need Practice
- Karma Explained: Beyond 'What Goes Around'
- Fasting, Asceticism, and the Spiritual Body: Denial as Training
- The Bhagavad Gītā: Duty, Devotion, and Detachment on the Battlefield
- Atheism vs. Agnosticism: What Is the Difference?
- Afterlife Beliefs Across Cultures: Heavens, Hells, and In-Between