Politics, Culture, and Philosophy in South Asia before Modernity

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course offers a historical introduction to the varied cultures of the Indian subcontinent from earliest times until the dawn of the modern world. We will discuss the development of political entities in the subcontinent until the establishment of colonial authority in the late eighteenth century through an exploration of their stories, plays, poetry, works of philosophy, painting and sculpture, produced in the intersection of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.