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HDS 3401

Sources of Indian Civilization

Diana L. Eck

Description

An exploration of the ideas, ethics, narratives, and religious movements that have shaped a complex civilization from the Indus Valley to Mahatma Gandhi. Readings in primary sources -Vedas and Upanishads, Buddhist and Jain texts, the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, Bhakti and Sufi poets, Sikh gurus and Muslim kings, and modern thinkers and reformers. Attention to the ways in which these continue to be of significance to the understanding of modern India.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Foreign Cultures 12

Scheduling

Half Course
Not Offered 2009-10
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	none
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	none
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 3
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a