ClassInfo - Fall 2017 Religious Studies Classes

Fall 2017 | RELS 3671 Section 001: Hinduism (35449)

Instructor(s): Ajay Skaria
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Meets With:: HIST 3492 Section 001
ALL 3671 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017

Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, East Bank

Blegen Hall 120
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Development of Hinduism focusing on sectarian trends, modern religious practices, myths/rituals, pilgrimage patterns/ religious festivals. Interrelationship between Indian social structure/Hinduism.
Class Description:: Although Hinduism is today almost universally recognized as one of the major religions of India, scholars generally agree that the term "Hinduism" itself is of rather late origin, and that it gathers together many varied texts, sects, and practices that for several centuries had been identified by a series of different names. This course has three objectives: first, to introduce students to some of the texts that are today considered essential to Hindu philosophical and spiritual traditions; second, to study some of the most powerful debates about the meaning and significance of Hindu texts in modern times; and third, to consider the ways in which Hindu identity today plays a crucial role in the political landscape of India. Our course will also include more wide-ranging discussions regarding the academic study of religious faith, the ways in which disciplines such as anthropology and history approach traditions of faith, and the changing force of religion in a largely secular world. All readings in English.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35449/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 5 May 2012

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