Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
REL
Course Subject
REL
Course Number
1630
Course Section
01
Course Title
Religions of South Asia
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2016
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
D, H
Area of Study
REL
Course Description
Goals: To provide an introduction the religious traditions of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh). To examine continuity and diversity within each tradition and among the various traditions. To explore how religious themes and values are expressed in texts, rituals, symbols, music, art and architecture. Content: We will look at the Brahmanical, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic and Sikh traditions. Topics will include yoga, renunciation, Hindu deities, caste and social structure, and women in Hinduism. The last part of the course will explore trends in the 19th and 20th century, during which the religious traditions of South Asia were connected with nationalism and the birth of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. We will conclude by looking at the role that Hindu traditions, teachers and practices have played in modern America. Taught: Annually Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Berkson, Mark, "REL1630-01.Religions of South Asia.F16.Berkson,Mark" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 11801.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/11801