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[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I really am not learned enough to do justice to the topic at all but I'll give an attempt. From what I've gathered, the idea that post-rigvedic Hinduism became polluted with alien concepts that turned it into a nigger religion is completely wrong, and that line of thought originates mostly from a line of egalitarian Hindu reformers from 19th century India. Furthermore, many of the practices and beliefs in India even in the Kali Yuga have analogs in Pagan Europe among other places, a quick example would be the Godess Kali and Demeter Melaina being equivalents.

[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Interesting. Any suggested follow-up reading or search terms?

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I would say Guenon's and Evola's works on Hinduism would be a good start, though I'm personally only familiar with Evola. East and West and The Yoga of Power would be the two relevant works in Evola's body of work. Evola specifically does a good job linking it with analogs in other cultures.

[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you