RELS532 - Hinduism
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This course examines Hindu religious life, within the framework of the historical and thematic contexts, as embedded in the socio-cultural structure of India. Course topics include the disciplines (yogas) of devotion (bhakti), action (karma), knowledge (jnana), ethics, and the major schools of thought. Students will explore some key concepts (such as, dharma, samsara, atman, maya, moksha, artha, monism, and pantheism), along with an attempt to have a firm grasp of the meaning of religious ideas, symbols, and practices, as related to the participants. Also examined are the functional implications of religion, in traditional and contemporary Hindu social life, in India and abroad.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 07/01/12 |
Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Introduction to Hinduism
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| ISBN: |
0521438780
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| Publication Info: |
Cambridge University Press
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| Author: |
Flood, Gavin
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| Unit Cost: |
$29.00
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| Book Title: |
Source-Book of Modern Hinduism
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| ISBN: |
0700703179
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| Publication Info: |
Curzon Press
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| Author: |
Richards, Glyn (Ed.)
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| Unit Cost: |
$45.00
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