The Self and the World in Indian Story

3 credits · Undergraduate

Through a close reading of narrative and other forms of story literature, this course explores the twin themes, fundamental to all South Asian religions, of renouncing and embracing the world. Reading materials will draw from Hindu, Indian Buddhist, Jain and Sikh narrative literature, and will reflect a range of religious attitudes towards engaged worldly life within the family and society, and the pursuit of personal liberation through asceticism, renunciation and monasticism. PREREQUISITES: A 2000 level RELS course or permission of the instructor EXCLUSIONS: RELS 3002.03 FORMATS: Seminar