Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey

Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey

43. What is the Meaning of the Mark on the Forehead?

Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey

Jimi Wilson [+-]
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Jimi Wilson is lecturer with the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He holds a Master of Arts in Religion from the University of Florida, and Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. His religious studies concentrations include religion and violence/harmony, Hinduism and musical subculture/postsubculture, and Hindu-led ecological movements.

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People who identify with Hinduism mark their foreheads for two reasons, generally. Some marks relate to devotional practices and others signify a proper, married woman. Within these two general purposes, people mark the forehead in various ways and ascribe a range of meanings to the marks.

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Wilson, Jimi. 43. What is the Meaning of the Mark on the Forehead?. Hinduism in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 146-148 Aug 2022. ISBN 9781800502406. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=41710. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.41710. Aug 2022

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