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4.00 Credits
The course will survey and analyze the unique interaction of the sacred and the secular in literary India. We begin with the poetry of Vedic scripture, the oldest texts in the Indo-European family of languages, and the epics, the foundation texts of popular religion. The great works of classical Sanskrit are based on this early material.
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Religion 301.)The purpose of this course is to provide an historical overview of the origins of the religious movements in India we now call ¿Hinduism.¿ Through the reading of mythological, philosophical and poetic primary texts, as well as historical and anthropological studies, we will show how such a tradition was constructed through a set of ongoing tensions: between ascetic and sacrificer, between villager and city-dweller, between outcaste and Brahmin, between poet and philosopher.
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Religion 302.) Historical survey of religion in India, 1756 to the present, focusing on the impact of British colonial and post-colonial communities, rituals, modes of leadership, and the contemporary internationalization of Hinduism.
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Religion 303.)This course identifies and examines central themes and issues in the study of modern Hinduism. The primary focus wil be on contemporary Hindu practice, including ways in which Indian religious texts are received, adapted, performed, and experienced today. After an introduction to key concepts and orientations within the Hindu tradition, we will focus on five interrelated topics: 1) the creation and worship of religious images; 2) various dimensions of the Ramayana tradition; 3) saints, gurus, and healers; 4) pilgrimages; and 5) Hinduism as it is being transmitted and practiced abroad, especially here in the USA.
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(Same as Religion 305.) Doctrinal and meditative practices of Theravada, Tantric, and Zen Buddhism.
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(Same as Religion 306.) Introduction to philosophical, psychological, and contemplative dimensions of Tibetan Buddhism.
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4.00 Credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as CHN 359, Women¿s Studies 359) This course examines what impacts the religious traditions of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, and Mahayana Buddhism, have had upon shaping the social experiences, roles, and images of women in twentieth-century China and Taiwan. This course satisfies area V.C. of the General Education Requirements.
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