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Introduction to Asian Religions
RELI V2802x
Credits:3 pts.
In this course we will study religions of South and East Asia with a focus on notions of identity and self-fulfillment. We will explore the individual's quest for transcendence and self-cultivation in relation to models of ideal social function. Students need have no prior knowledge of either region or of the humanistic study of religion. In studying Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist traditions - and related "folk" or 'popular" religions - we will look at the historical and social background of particular religious texts and practices.
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