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Hinduism: Wisdom and Way
Hinduism: Wisdom and Way is an educational,
multimedia CD-ROM providing an informative, reliable and
exciting introduction to the basic elements of Hindu teaching and practice.
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Sample Nararration (236k WAV)
Sample Audio Clip (530k WAV)
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Features of this educational, multimedia CD-ROM:
- A series of easy-to-read pages (almost 300 in all)
- Accompanying narration of the text
- Over 20 video clips including excerpts from a Hindu classical dance performance
- Over 70 images
- Over 24 recitations of sacred texts, chants, selections of instrumental music, and songs
- A hypertext list of Sanskrit terms including pronunciation and definition
- Quotations from Hindu scriptures in English and in the original Sanskrit recitation
- A short Bibliography of supplementary readings
- Discussion and Review Questions
- An entertaining and interactive "OM" matching game
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Topics covered in the CD-ROM are:
- The Scriptures
- God
- One God: Many Names and Forms
- The Purpose of Icons
- The Meaning of Worship
- The Law of Karma
- Reincarnation
- Liberation
- The Cardinal Virtues
- The Five Duties
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Puja Ceremony
Among the highlights of the CD-ROM is a traditional Hindu ceremony called a "puja." You can read about the puja ritual, see video clips of its step-by-step performance, and hear the chanting which accompanies each procedure.
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Supplemental Materials
The following materials especially complement the CD-ROM:
Intended Audience
This CD-ROM is created with the young person in mind, but it can be meaningfully utilized by anyone, both Hindu and non-Hindu, seeking a basic understanding of the Hindu world view, for example:
- In the Home/Family to introduce young people to Hinduism
- In high school World Religions or World Cultures courses
- In college World Religions or Introduction to Hinduism Courses
- In Public Libraries, Elementary, Middle, and High School Libraries
- As part of a study-abroad orientation program
- For individuals wishing to learn more about Hindu beliefs and practices
Brief Author Biographies
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Anantanand Rambachan is a professor in the Department of Religion at St. Olaf
College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he has been teaching courses in
Hinduism and other Asian religions for the past twelve years. He is active in
the Hindu community in Minnesota and frequently travels to various
parts of the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean to speak to Hindu
groups. He has written extensively on Hinduism and has had books published by
the University of Hawaii Press and by Motilal Banarsidass in India. Professor
Rambachan has contributed chapters to numerous books and articles to
various scholarly and popular journals and has delivered twenty one lectures on
Hinduism which were transmitted around the world by the British Broadcasting
Corporation.
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Craig Rice
is a Educational Technologies Consultant
at St. Olaf College and holds
a Master's Degree in Comparative International Development Education
from the University of Minnesota. Craig is a co-creator of the Intercultural
E-Mail Classroom Connections (IECC) project which helps link almost 7,000
teachers in over 80 countries for Internet and e-mail class projects.
Craig is also Principal Consultant
of The Manitou Heights Group, a Web consulting company focusing on
International Educators.
Craig has been pursuing his interest in
Hinduism since 1991 and has made multiple trips to South and Southeast Asia.
He shares Professor Rambachan's enthusiasm
in fostering an understanding of Hinduism.
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This CD-ROM was produced in cooperation with Multimedia Station Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore, India.
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