Topics in Hinduism - Einzelansicht

Dear Students, this seminar will be hold online. Please register as soon as possible for the seminar in Puls and Moodle. The professor will inform you about the structure of the course and the procedure to participate in it.

The emphasis will be on understanding aspects of the Hindu tradition that are important for those who identify today as Hindus.

Topics may include: the Hindu worldview and basic theological ideas; main gods & goddesses; key sacred narratives; scriptures and religious authority; social structure and life cycle; forms of worship; renunciation & devotion; Hinduism and modernity.

Please contact the lecturer to let her know that you want to participate!

Contact: Dr Tamar Reich: reich.tamar@gmail.com

Examples of reading:

Knott, Kim. Hinduism: A very short Introduction. Oxford, 2^nd edition, 2016

Selections from a variety of original sources, such as:

The Law Code of Manu. Trans. Olivelle P. Oxford World’s Classics 2004

The Bhagavad Gita. Trans. and Intr. Johnson W. J., Oxford World’s Classics 1994

In Praise of Krishna: Songs from the Bengali. Trans. and Intr. Dimock E. C. and Levertov D., University of Chicago Press, 1967

Secondary literature:

Narayanan, Vasudha. “Sacred Land, Sacred Service: Hindu Adaptations to the American Landscape” In: A Nation of Religions: The Politics of Pluralism in Multireligious America. Prothero, S. ed. University of North Carolina Press, 2006

Requirements: regular attendance and preparation. There will be short in-class exercises and a final assignment.