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Aug 14, 2024
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RELG 233 - Modern India: Colonialism, Critique, and Conversion Semester Offered: Second Semester Full Course Credits: 4 credits Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
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. Enrollment Limit: 35 Instructor: P. Richman
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