RELI 215
Religions of Asia
Winter 2016
Topics
- Hindu traditions
- Sikh traditions
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Chinese and Korean traditions
- East Asian traditions
- Contemporary Asian religious issues
Readings
- Willard Oxtoby, Roy Amore and Amir Hussain (eds.), World Religions: Eastern Traditions, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780199002818.
- Jack Miles (general ed.), Wendy Doniger, Donald S. Lopez Jr., James Robson et al., The Norton Anthology of World Religions, volume 1: Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism. ISBN 9780393062533.
- Alexis Sanderson, “Tolerance, Exclusivity, Inclusivity, and Persecution in Indian Religion During the Early Mediaeval Period” (2015), pp. 155–214.
- Oxtoby et al., World Religions: Eastern Traditions: assigned passages from chapters 1–7 and current issues, pp. 380–398.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Winter 2016
- Historical outline: URL ends outline15, but document schedule and 2015–16 academic-year statement identify Winter 2016. The recommended anthology is explicitly optional.