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.
Description
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.