Special Topics in Eastern Religions

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course treats a variety of special themes in Asian religious traditions. Topics may include ritual, scripture and its interpretation, gender and social expressions of faith, religion and modernity, and the relationship between political and religious authority in India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan. PREREQUISITES: A 2000-level RELS course or permission of the instructor. FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar