Ancestral Traditions

In a well-argued and well-written essay of approximately three pages, consider one (1) of the following:
write the argumentative essay based on the readings below.

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Individuals are born and after a time die, while groups-family, clan, tribe-endure. Ancestral traditions involve the attempt to press into service event the death for the welfare of the group.

• The Bhagavad Gida, trans. By Barbara Stoller Miller (NY: Bantam, 1986). Pp. 21-35.
• David Chidester, Hindu Liberation” from Patterns of Transcendence: Religion, Death, and Dying (Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth, 2002. Pp 76-86

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