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191 "...Grimm's Fairy Tales..."<br />
"<strong>The</strong> world famous collection of German origin fairy tales Kinder- und Hausmärchen (KHM;<br />
English: Children's <strong>and</strong> Household Tales), commonly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales, was<br />
first published in 1812 by Jacob <strong>and</strong> Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. <strong>The</strong> brothers<br />
developed an interest in ancient fairy tales. <strong>The</strong>y started to collect <strong>and</strong> write down tales that<br />
they alleged had been h<strong>and</strong>ed down for generations. On December 20, 1812 they published<br />
the first volume of the first edition, containing 86 stories; the second volume of 70 stories<br />
followed in 1814.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first volumes were much criticized because, although they were called "Children's<br />
Tales", they were not regarded as suitable for children, both for the scholarly information<br />
included <strong>and</strong> the subject matter. Many changes through the editions—such as turning the<br />
wicked mother of the first edition in Snow White <strong>and</strong> Hansel <strong>and</strong> Gretel to a stepmother,<br />
were probably made with an eye to such suitability. <strong>The</strong>y removed sexual references, such<br />
as Rapunzel's betraying the prince by asking why her clothing no longer fit, <strong>and</strong> so revealing<br />
her pregnancy, but in many respects, violence, particularly when punishing villains, was<br />
increased.<br />
<strong>The</strong> influence of these books was widespread. It ranks behind only the Bible <strong>and</strong> the works<br />
of William Shakespeare in sales. W. H. Auden praised it, during World War II, as one of the<br />
founding works of Western culture. <strong>The</strong> tales themselves have been put to many uses. <strong>The</strong><br />
Nazis praised them as folkish tales showing children with sound racial instincts seeking<br />
racially pure marriage partners, <strong>and</strong> so strongly that the Allied forces warned against them.<br />
Writers about the Holocaust have combined the tales with their memoirs."<br />
-- Reference: Wikipedia.org<br />
192 "...Hinduism..."<br />
"Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal<br />
path" or "the eternal law".<br />
Hinduism is the world's oldest major religion that is still practiced. Its earliest origins can be<br />
traced to the ancient Vedic civilization. A conglomerate of diverse beliefs <strong>and</strong> traditions,<br />
Hinduism has no single founder. It is the world's third largest religion following Christianity<br />
<strong>and</strong> Islam, with approximately a billion adherents, of whom about 905 million live in India <strong>and</strong><br />
Nepal.<br />
Hinduism is an extremely diverse religion. Although some tenets of the faith are accepted by<br />
most Hindus, scholars have found it difficult to identify any doctrines with universal<br />
acceptance among all denominations. Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include Dharma<br />
(ethics/duties), Samsāra (<strong>The</strong> continuing cycle of birth, life, death <strong>and</strong> rebirth), Karma (action<br />
<strong>and</strong> subsequent reaction), Moksha (liberation from samsara), <strong>and</strong> the various Yogas (paths<br />
or practices).<br />
Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning monotheism, polytheism,<br />
panentheism, pantheism, monism <strong>and</strong> atheism. It is sometimes referred to as henotheistic<br />
(devotion to a single God while accepting the existence of other gods), but any such term is<br />
an oversimplification of the complexities <strong>and</strong> variations of belief.<br />
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