week 17 blogs

1. the first vedic text is the Rig-veda which is the most important according to scolars and is the oldest veda. it was also divided into ten different books with 1028 hymns which include indria, agni, vishnu, rudra, varuna, and more early vedic gods. the second vedic text is the yajur-veda which is a preistly handbook in the preformance of yajnas. it was also divided into two sectors which are the earlier black and the more recent white. the third vedic text is the sama-veda which consists of chants and melodies to be sung during worship and the preformance of yajna. the forth vedic text is the atharva-veda which contains hymns, matras, and incantations. 
2. an indulgence is the full temporal punishment for sins after the sinners confesses and receives absolution. i think this led him to odjecting against indulgences because he has had a religious background with the religious order of the augustinian hermits and studying theology.
3. for musilums the hajj is the fifth pillar of islam and it ocurs in the 12th mounth of the islamic lunar calendar. every sane adult musilum that is able to afford this and is physically able to do this must undertake this jurney at least once in their lives. they also had to be in a stste of ritual purity which you do by waering special white clothes and obeying the regulations. that includes engaging in marital relations, cuting your nails, using scented oils or cologne, kill or hunt anying, and fighting or argueing.