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ASNS2626: Religious Traditions of South Asia
2023 unit information
This unit introduces themes in South Asian religions from the Indus Valley Civilisation onward. Attention is paid to the social and cultural contexts in which Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism emerged. Goddess traditions are discussed, as are concepts such as tantra, yoga and meditation, karma and rebirth and dharma. Texts such as Bhagavat Gita are also introduced. A focus will be on the implications of Classical India for an understanding of contemporary Asian cultures, particularly those of South and Southeast Asia.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Asian Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 junior credit points from Table A |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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RLST2003 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. be able to place South Asian religious, literary, philosophical, contemplative, social and artistic expression into larger contexts of historical and doctrinal developments
- LO2. be able to place social and political movements into larger religious and intellectual contexts of South Asian culture
- LO3. have an appreciation of the ways in which self-understanding develops through the interaction between its artistic, religious and literary traditions
- LO4. be aware of the significance of South Asian religions in understanding the emergence and development of religious structures across Asia as a whole
- LO5. have a methodological awareness of issues in cross-cultural research in the humanities
- LO6. have acquired a solid foundation for further studies of South Asia, Buddhism and Asian Studies in general
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