Sri Lanka, an island just east of India's southernmost point and known as a bounty island and the place where the sacret book of the Buddhists, Pali canon, is written down. It is marked by religious diversity and activity of both firewalking, occupation rituals, pilgrimage processions, where Buddhism and Hinduism in many ways melt together.The summer school will qualify the students to: 1) have greater insight into Hinduism and Buddhism in a contemporary perspective, 2) the relationship between religion and culture in an Asian context, 3) religion and conflict 4) religion and materiality in Sri Lanka today after the long conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils, 5) how to perform a minor fieldwork.

Course leader
Marianne Q. Fibiger http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/mf@cas.au.dkJrn Borup http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/jb@cas.au.dk

Target group
Bachelor's and master's students.Students with an interest in religion in an Asian context.

Credits info
5 ECTS 5 or 10 ECTS (see course description for each (BA 5, BA 10, MA 5 and MA 10 via official course website below)

Fee info
EUR 166: Students holding a preapproval including exchange students do not pay for the course.ONLY Free-mover students and Tomplads students MUST pay for the course: Danish and EU/ES (tomplads): 5 ECTS 166 EUR / 10 ECTS 333 EURNON-EU-ES students (free-mover): 5 ECTS 499 EUR / 10 ECTS 998 EURBooks, course materials, social programme, and housing are not included in the tuition fee. Also be aware of course specific expenses mentioned in the description.

Scholarships
No scholarships available.

Aarhus University
Address: International Centre, H%C3%B8egh Guldbergsgade 4-6
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: dfs@au.dk
Phone: +4551335274