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RELG 233 - Religion in Modern India


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR

A study of the effect of colonial rule and social change on Indian religious traditions. We examine theological tracts and debates, mythological and ritual texts, oral traditions, and contemporary novels about religion. Topics include: social mobility and orthodoxy, religious roots of the Gandhian movement for independence, changing rituals within the joint family, religion in the present-day political sphere, and Hinduism overseas. Enrollment Limit: 35.
Instructor: P. Richman


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