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II. VEDISM (BRAHMANISM) Vedism is a polytheistic religion brought to India around 1500 B.C.E. by invading Aryan tribes who gradually conquered the earlier Indus Civilization (already in its decline). Vedism later developed into Hinduism. Early Vedism was a life and earth-affirming, positive faith appropriate to battle-loving tribes whose chieftains and gods/goddesses and heroes resemble ...
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