Hybridity in Arudhati Roy’s The God of Small Things Postcolonialism deals with the effects of colonization on cultures and societies. As originally used by historians after the Second World War in terms such as the post-colonial state‚ ‘post-colonial’ had a clearly chronological meaning‚ designating the post-independence period. However‚ from the late 1970s the term has been used by literary critics to discuss the various cultural effects of colonization. The term has been widely used to signfy
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to distinguish from one other to the untrained eye. Despite the variances of artistic styling‚ diachronically and synchronically‚ the symbolism remains the same. Through understanding the iconography of Vishnu and Shiva one can retell the story of Hindu art. The distinguishing traits that set Vishnu apart from other figures are that he is rendered with a crown‚ often looking like a tall cone shaped hat. His chest is shown with the srivasta mark‚ or a jewel‚ symbolizing his wife Lakshmi. He has two
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Art History AP May 16‚ 2011 Shiva Nataraja Hinduism is not one religion but many related beliefs and numerous factions. There are various deities but there are only three gods that are the most well-known. Shiva is one of the three most popular Hindu deities. He is usually depicted in small statues that show him performing the Cosmic Dance. The statues all impose unique movements‚ his anatomical features‚ and their functions that unite all of its qualities together. Shiva Nataraja has a stunning
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Bride burning in the Hindu religion is a hideous custom enforced by the Brahmin priests to eradicate non-Brahmin women‚ in order to destroy the non-Brahmin races. Other methods used are wife-burning‚ sati or widow-burning‚ jauhar‚ and witch burning. Most of these murders are passed off or regarded as kitchen fires and are never brought to justice. This is a result of the low status of women in India who are viewed more as personnel property that can be disposed of at anytime. About eighty percent
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side of the camp near to Auschwitz. In the middle of this holocaust‚ the Angel of Death took power and he concentrated on children‚ especially twins‚ he held the power given by the Nazi party
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’s behavior‚ verbally reprimanding‚ or even ostracizing him or her for threatening the health of other members. DEFINITION OF CUSTOMARY LAW. Customs are another important source of unwritten law. Every race has its own customs. Hindu and Chinese customary law applied to the Hindus and Chinese respectively. Besides that‚ natives in Sabah and Sarawak have their own customary law which relates to the land and family matters. In Malaysia‚ there are two types of Adat which is the Adat
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appeared on the arena. Partition literature is a kind of humble tribute to those fighting millions who braving all odds managed to piece together the scattered fragments of their own lives. Partition forcibly imposed a heart rending separation on Siami twins thereby making the resultant pain and agony inevitable. Hence‚ to measure the intensity and magnitude of devastation wrecked by partition of India and explain the pain and trauma in words is truly a mammoth task for the writers and historians. The
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In this particular portrayal of the Hindu god Shiva‚ he is shown with four arms and flying locks of hair‚ as he dances on top of the figure of a dwarf‚ Apasmara which in English‚ translates to “forgetfulness‚” or “heedlessness”. Apasmara is a symbol of human ignorance. Shiva’s back right hand holds an hourglass-shaped drum which is the damaru. The damaru is known as a power drum‚ and when played‚ it is believed to generate spiritual energy. The front right hand is held in the abhaya mudra‚ which
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witches could comprehend what was happening‚ she bent down and took hold of a burning piece of wood from under the boiling cauldron. Her hands twitched‚ avoiding the heat of the flames. Then‚ as quickly and carefully as she could‚ she threw the flaming piece towards the haystack. Consequently‚ the far end of the room burst into flames. The witches howled as the fire spread wildly from the haystack to the window curtains. The window curtains to a pile of books. The pile of books to the parchment that lined
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