Religion 276 - REL HIST INDIA: MEDIEVAL/MODER
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Andy Rotman
MW 01:10-02:30
Smith College
41546-S16
SEELYE 208
arotman@smith.edu
An introduction to the ideas and practices of South Asian Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Muslims, Sikhs, Parsis and Jews, with an emphasis on how these religious identities are constructed and contested. Materials to be considered include philosophical writings, ritual texts, devotional poetry, comic books, legal treatises, newspaper clippings, personal memoirs, as well as ethnographic and popular films.