REL 182 HINDU TRADITIONS

This course introduces students to Hindu religious traditions and traces their development from Vedic times to the present day. Special emphasis will be placed on the diversity of theological orientations that characterize classical and contemporary Hinduism and are articulated across a broad spectrum of textual traditions, ritual expressions and social practices.

Credits

4 sh

Course Types

Asian Studies Elective; IGS: Asia Regional Concentration

Offered

• Fall

Course Outcomes

1. Students will distinguish diverse practices within a particular religious worldview.
2. Students will recognize and analyze how religious traditions and/or identities emerge over time and within specific settings.
3. Students will recognize and explain the ways in which religious practices and traditions are embedded and function within, cultural, political and economic systems.
4. Students will apply disciplinary perspectives in analyzing texts, traditions, institutions, and practices.