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ASIAN 306

HINDUISM

3 credits.

A historical survey of Hindu scriptures, rituals, philosophies, and ethics from the ancient to the contemporary world. Concepts such as karma, yoga, and reincarnation will be put in the broader contexts of Hindu theism, worship, and law. Not open to students who completed RELIG ST 355 prior to Fall 2019.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and understand the fundamental rituals, social systems, philosophical schools, and devotional traditions that make up the many forms of the Hindu religion. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore important conceptual categories in Hinduism and significant sociohistorical developments in India. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Consider, through close readings and discussions of philosophical texts, law books, devotional literature, and mythologies the ways in which Hinduism influences the everyday lives of Hindu women and men, Hindus of different classes and castes, and Hindus in different locations in India and throughout the world. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and understand the fundamental rituals, social systems, philosophical schools, and devotional traditions that make up the many forms of the Hindu religion. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore important conceptual categories in Hinduism and significant sociohistorical developments in India. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Consider, through close readings and discussions of philosophical texts, law books, devotional literature, and mythologies the ways in which Hinduism influences the everyday lives of Hindu women and men, Hindus of different classes and castes, and Hindus in different locations in India and throughout the world. Audience: Undergraduate

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