RLCL-3214: Religion and Culture in India
Description: Interdisciplinary examination of the genealogy of Indian religions (including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism) through anthropological, literary, historical, and textual source materials. Colonial construction and reform of these religions according to modern, universal European ideas of religion; how European notions of the modern nation-state, law, and religious tolerance, and European concepts of self, autonomy, community, (univocal) language, and multiculturalism impacted Indian religions. Pre-modern versus modern notions of tradition and power in Indian religions. Concepts of secularism, gender, race, conversion, caste, and religious-political identity.
Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 9
Average GPA: 3.38 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.87%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.41%
| Peter L Schmitthenner | 2023 | 60.8% | 31.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 3.45 | 6 |
| Ananda Abeysekara | 2015 | 46.1% | 37.7% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3.25 | 3 |