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Postgraduate Course: Hindu Traditions: Critical Investigations (REST11018)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will explore popular Hindu traditions, and will investigate its diversity through history, power and agency. It will challenge the homogenised 'world religions' model using anthropological methods in understanding religions, and highlight the significance of perspectives using ethnographic, textual, theoretical, and visual sources.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One essay of 3,000 words.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, students should have:
1. A critical understanding of the contribution of anthropology to the study of religions in general, and the diversity of popular 'Hindu' traditions in particular.
2. An ability to critically appraise terms such as 'Hinduism', and assess the importance of perspective in the study of religions.
3. In depth engagement with primary and secondary sources from South Asia, and its relation to significant scholarly debates.
4. An ability to undertake independent research by devising a 3,000 word essay topic of interest.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHinduTrCI
Contacts
Course organiserDr Arkotong Longkumer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8781
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Course secretaryMs Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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