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    Professor Jeffery D Long on the influence of Hindu thought on Star Wars + misunderstandings about Hinduism

    Professor Jeffery D Long on the influence of Hindu thought on Star Wars + misunderstandings about Hinduism

    FromThat's So Hindu

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    Professor Jeffery D Long on the influence of Hindu thought on Star Wars + misunderstandings about Hinduism

    FromThat's So Hindu

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    Length:
    66 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 7, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with Jeffrey D Long, professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College. We discuss stereotypes and misunderstandings about Hinduism, his latest book on Hinduism in America, and the Hindu themes in Star Wars - including the new Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
    Released:
    Jan 7, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    The podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and activists, politicians and professors, journalists, entertainers, spiritual teachers, and more on how Hinduism shapes their work and lives. All American. So Hindu. Brought to you by the Hindu American Foundation.