Hinduism

The aim of the course is for the student to acquire and deepen their knowledge of selected aspects of Hinduism past and present. Special focus is on pilgrimage traditions, goddess traditions, Yoga, the social contexts and modern interpretations.

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The student shall by the end of the course have gained the following learning outcome defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student

• has thorough knowledge about regional and local plurality of Hindu traditions and textual foundation of Hindu traditions and academic traditions of the study of these empirical realities.
• has detailed knowledge of the emergence of various ritual and theological traditions and Hinduism as a religious practice and a religious identity, and of modern interpretations and academic traditions of the study of these empirical realities.

Skills:

The student

• has the ability to think and argue critically about issues in the academic study of the Hindu traditions,
• has the ability to analyse academic texts and draw own conclusions,
• has ability to compose texts based on reasoning,
• has experience with communicating information and theories, and to address problems concerning the topic as well as their solution about the subject in written and oral communication

General competence:

The student

• has the ability to communicate problems, analyses and conclusions within this field of knowledge and argue critically about issues in this academic study.