Topics in Hinduism (309-0-20)

Topic

Enlightenment: Theories and Practices of Self-Real

Instructors

Mark McClish

Meeting Info

University Hall 318: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

"Rivers, Groves, and Gods: Religion and Ecology in South Asia"
This course explores the relationship between and among beings and their natural environment as reflected in the cultures and practices of different South Asian religious traditions. In doing so, we will look both at shared, institutional traditions as reflected in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam as well as different local, tribal, and indigenous traditions. In each instance, we will ask how relationships between beings, place, the cosmos, and the sacred exist within and through nature and natural environments, and how these relationships form bonds of community between them.

A key goal of this course is the cultivation among class participants of environmental consciousness, our everyday awareness of, and participation in, the local natural world around us. Hence, as we pursue a widescale understanding of religion and ecology in South Asia, we will also use the opportunity afforded by our readings and discussions to cultivate our own everyday sense of relatedness with our natural environment.

Class Materials (Required)

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Class Attributes

Advanced Expression
Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Ethics & Values Distro Area

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-Registration - Reserved for Religion, Asian Languages and Cultures, Middle East and North African Studies, International Studies, or Jewish Studies majors or minors