Religious Unity and Diversity Within Hinduism and Buddhism in Historical and Contemporary Perspective

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Two of the world's largest religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, have peacefully coexisted in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal for centuries. Many of the common religious practices Nepalis perform either occur at sites shared by both communities or the participants themselves do not self-identify as exclusively Hindu or Buddhist.

Over the course of two weeks of lectures and visits to key field-sites, we will explore the historical and contemporary intersections between Hinduism and Buddhism in the Kathmandu Valley. We will also introduce relevant theories for the study of religious pluralism and the research methods traditionally employed in the field drawing on philology, history, ethnography, sociology, and visual studies.

Period
27-07-2014 - 17-08-2014 (3 weeks)

Target group
Bachelor's and Master's students

Course aim
Students should achieve qualifications in the form of knowledge, understanding and competence in the following areas: A clearly defined subject in the study of religion Issues of method and theory in the history of research on religion in relation to the defined subject Through their work with the academic material, students should acquire academic knowledge and skills enabling them to: Give a confident definition and delimitation of a subject in the study of religion Give a confident, detailed and problem-conscious account and discussion of issues in relation to the subject.



Credits
10.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 0: ONLY Free-mover students and Tomplads students MUST pay for the course: Danish and EU/ES (tomplads): 200 EURNON-EU-ES students (free-mover): 1517 EUR

Students will pay for their own travel and accommodations, but we will arrange for mutual housing during the course period.

Course leader
Jrn Borup, Aarhus University

Aarhus University International Centre
Address: Hoeg Guldbergs Gade 4, building 1650 Aarhus C
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
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Phone: +45 8942 2320