ANTH 230 - Buddhism in Asian Societies

Institution:

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

Examines Buddhism from an anthropological perspective, i.e. as a set of living traditions embedded in multiple ways in historically situated societies. The larger, overarching aim is, based on the Buddhist examples, to reconsider critically assumptions of what "religion" is. (Y)Credits: 3

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.virginia.edu/

Phone Number:

(434) 924-0311

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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