Deities: India

3 credits

This course focuses on the role of gods, goddesses and other creatures in South Asian religion. Emphasis will be on the interrelationship of notions of the divine, colonialism, post-colonialism and the gender dimensions of religious practice. Theories of myth and ritual as they apply to religious tenets will be explored. ***Prerequisite: Completion of 24 credit hours or a 200 level RLST course.***